Welcome to Fortson ...
So far, we found very little information about Fortson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fortson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fortson, please Contact Us.
Fortson would have been located within present day De Soto Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fortson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fortson is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fortson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Fortson was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities Also Named Fortson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fortson - they are located in Georgia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fortson.
Communities near Fortson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fortson.
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Coushatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta
- Coushatta is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coushatta <5>
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - South Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Hall Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
- Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <5>
- Grand Cane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
- Grand Cane is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Cane <5>
- Edgefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Abington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Carroll
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Fortson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fortson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fortson. 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 Fortson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortson. See our Newspapers Page for Fortson.
Adding Fortson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fortson 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 Fortson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Fortson post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fortson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fortson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including De Soto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fortson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Fortson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Fortson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |