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Welcome to Taconey ...

Taconey is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taconey, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Taconey is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Taconey: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Taconey ...

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

  • Natchez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
  • Ferriday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ridgecrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Waterproof
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Cloverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • West Ferriday
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Selma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taconey ...

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

Adding Taconey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taconey 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 Taconey was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taconey.

Footnotes ...

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