Welcome to Taft ...

Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish<1>.

The location of Taft has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taft, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Taft is near sea level<3>.

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

Taft is within the boundaries of the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Taft ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Taft - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Taft ...

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

• Kenner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
• Harahan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <4>
• Westwego
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <4>
• Gramercy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
  • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <4>
• Lutcher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
  • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <4>
• Laplace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laplace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laplace
  • Laplace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laplace <4>
• Destrehan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Destrehan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destrehan
  • Destrehan is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Destrehan <4>
• Luling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luling
  • Luling is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luling <4>
• Boutte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boutte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutte
  • Boutte is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boutte <4>
• Edgard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgard
  • Edgard is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgard <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taft ...

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

Adding Taft to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Taft post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Charles Parish: www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/

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