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Welcome to Tunica ...

So far, we found very little information about Tunica. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tunica to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tunica, please Contact Us.

Tunica would have been located within present day Winn Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tunica is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Tunica was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Tunica was located: 318 & 457<4>

Communities Also Named Tunica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Tunica: This one is located in Winn Parish and the other is located in West Feliciana Parish.

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

Communities near Tunica ...

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

  • Winnfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Olla
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <5>
  • Urania
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dry Prong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tullos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Calvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Atlanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sikes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Tunica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tunica 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 Tunica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tunica post office opened in 1886. The Tunica post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunica.

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 Tunica, 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 Winn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tunica - 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 Tunica area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Tunica 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/