Welcome to Stamboul ...
So far, we found very little information about Stamboul. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stamboul to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stamboul, please Contact Us.
Stamboul would have been located within present day East Carroll Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stamboul, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Stamboul is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Stamboul was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Stamboul was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near Stamboul ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stamboul.
- Tallulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Epps
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <5>
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Pioneer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sondheimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Transylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
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 Stamboul. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stamboul.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stamboul. 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 Stamboul.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stamboul. See our Newspapers Page for Stamboul.
Adding Stamboul to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stamboul 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 Stamboul was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Stamboul post office opened in 1898. The Stamboul post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stamboul.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stamboul, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stamboul - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Stamboul area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Stamboul area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |