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Welcome to Myrtis ...

Myrtis is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myrtis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Myrtis is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Myrtis: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Myrtis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Myrtis - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Myrtis ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vivian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Queen City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Oil City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Plain Dealing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mooringsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bloomburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hosston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rodessa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Belcher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Myrtis ...

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

Adding Myrtis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Myrtis 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 Myrtis was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Myrtis.

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 Myrtis - 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 Myrtis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Myrtis 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.