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Welcome to Loyd ...

Loyd is located in Rapides Parish<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Loyd, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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

Loyd is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Loyd: (318)

Communities Also Named Loyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Loyd - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Loyd ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pineville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Marksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <4>
  • Bunkie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
  • Cottonport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Pine Prairie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
    • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <4>
  • Mansura
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Glenmora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
    • Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <4>
  • Lecompte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
    • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <4>
  • Woodworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loyd ...

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

Adding Loyd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loyd 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 Loyd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Loyd post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loyd.

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

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loyd - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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