Welcome to Floyd ...

Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish<1>.

The location of Floyd has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floyd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Floyd is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Floyd lies within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Floyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Floyd - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Floyd.

Communities near Floyd ...

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

• Lake Providence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <4>
• Delhi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Epps
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
  • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <4>
• Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
• Pioneer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Transylvania
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania
  • Transylvania is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transylvania <4>
• Fiske
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
  • Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
• Sondheimer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondheimer
  • Sondheimer is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sondheimer <4>
• Waverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Madison Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floyd ...

Looking for more information about Floyd? 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 Floyd, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Floyd.

Adding Floyd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floyd 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 for Floyd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Floyd post office opened in 1854.

We also found Floyd in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floyd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Floyd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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