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Welcome to Laconia ...

Laconia is located in Fayette County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Laconia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Laconia is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Laconia lies within the (901) area code.

Websites for Laconia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fayettecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Laconia, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Laconia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Laconia - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Laconia ...

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

  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
  • Feathers Chapel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
    • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
  • Bolivar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Whiteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
    • Whiteville is located in Hardeman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <4>
  • Somerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Moscow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
  • Gailor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gailor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
    • Gailor is located in Tipton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 468 people
  • Stanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Williston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laconia ...

Looking for more information about Laconia? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laconia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laconia.

Adding Laconia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laconia post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laconia.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettetn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laconia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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