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Welcome to Lofton ...

Lofton is located in Winn Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lofton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Lofton is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lofton: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Lofton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lofton - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lofton ...

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

  • Natchitoches
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Winnfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Natchez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clarence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Dry Prong
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Atlanta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Whitford
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Lofton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lofton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lofton ...

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

Adding Lofton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lofton post office opened in 1904. The Lofton post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lofton.

Footnotes ...

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