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Welcome to Iatt ...

Iatt is located in Grant Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iatt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Iatt is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Iatt: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Iatt ...

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

  • Winnfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Colfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Natchez
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dry Prong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Calvin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Atlanta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Black Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Whitford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iatt ...

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

Adding Iatt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Iatt post office opened in 1879. The Iatt post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iatt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iatt - 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 Iatt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Iatt 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/