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Welcome to Talla Bena ...

Talla Bena is located in Madison Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Talla Bena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Talla Bena is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Talla Bena: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Talla Bena ...

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

  • Vicksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tallulah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Delhi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Richmond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Delta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mound is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Sondheimer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Barnes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Barnes is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
  • Quebec
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
  • Duck Port ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talla Bena ...

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

Adding Talla Bena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Talla Bena post office opened in 1904. The Talla Bena post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Talla Bena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Talla Bena - 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 Talla Bena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Talla Bena 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.
<5>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/