Welcome to Tallula ...

Tallula is located in Issaquena County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tallula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Tallula is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Tallula ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tallula - they are located in Alabama and Illinois.

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

Communities near Tallula ...

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

• Lake Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Providence
  • From Tallula to Lake Providence
• Rolling Fork
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rolling Fork
  • From Tallula to Rolling Fork
• Oak Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Grove
  • From Tallula to Oak Grove
• Mayersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Kilbourne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kilbourne
  • From Tallula to Kilbourne
• Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forest
  • From Tallula to Forest
• Cary
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cary is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Pioneer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
• Transylvania
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Transylvania is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transylvania <3>
• Blanton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blanton is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blanton
  • From Tallula to Blanton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tallula ...

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

Adding Tallula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tallula 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 Tallula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tallula post office opened in 1890. The Tallula post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tallula.