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Welcome to Alsatia ...

Alsatia is located in East Carroll Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alsatia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Alsatia is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alsatia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Alsatia: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Alsatia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alsatia.

  • Tallulah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake Providence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Epps
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <4>
  • Richmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
  • Pioneer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sondheimer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Transylvania
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Omega
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Omega is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Chotard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alsatia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alsatia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alsatia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alsatia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alsatia. See our Newspapers Page for Alsatia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alsatia ...

Looking for more information about Alsatia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alsatia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alsatia.

Adding Alsatia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alsatia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Alsatia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alsatia post office opened in 1901. The Alsatia post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alsatia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alsatia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Alsatia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Alsatia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/