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Welcome to Latex ...

Latex is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Latex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Latex is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Latex: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Latex ...

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

Communities near Latex ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bossier City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Marshall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Marshall is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
  • Vivian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Blanchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Waskom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <4>
  • Benton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Oil City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mooringsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latex ...

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

Adding Latex to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Latex post office opened in 1890. The Latex post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latex.

Footnotes ...

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