Welcome to Fort Loring Landing ...
Fort Loring Landing is located in Leflore County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Loring Landing: Ft. Loring Lndg. (or less commonly used: Ft. Loring Lndng.)
Fort Loring Landing is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Loring Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Loring Landing: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Fort Loring Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Loring Landing.
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Itta Bena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunflower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Sidon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- North Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Cruger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Schlater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Morgan City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Fort Loring Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Loring Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Loring Landing. 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 Fort Loring Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Loring Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Loring Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Loring Landing ...
Looking for more information about Fort Loring Landing? 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 Fort Loring Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Loring Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leflore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Loring Landing - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Loring Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Loring Landing 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. |