Welcome to Epney ...

So far, we found very little information about Epney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Epney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Epney, please Contact Us.

Epney would have been located within present day Tangipahoa Parish<2>.

The location of Epney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Epney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Epney is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Epney was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Epney would have been located in the (985) area code.

Communities near Epney ...

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

• Hammond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <5>
• Amite City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amite City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite City
  • Amite City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amite City <5>
• Franklinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Kentwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <5>
• Independence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Roseland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <5>
• Folsom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <5>
• Tangipahoa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
  • Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <5>
• Tickfaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw
  • Tickfaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tickfaw <5>
• Montpelier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

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 Epney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Epney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Epney. 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 Epney.

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

Adding Epney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Epney in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Epney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Epney post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Epney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tangipahoa Parish: www.tangicouncil.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/