Starns, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 30°33′42″N90°39′32″W / 30.56167°N 90.65889°W Coordinates: 30°33′42″N90°39′32″W / 30.56167°N 90.65889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Livingston |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70443 |
Area code(s) | 225 |
GNIS feature ID | 556139 [1] |
FIPS code | 22-72990 |
Starns also known as Starns Mill is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) northwest of Albany and 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) north of Holden.
A post office was established here in April 1882 and the area was named after the first postmaster, Adolphus Starns. Adolphus was a descendant of Edward Bynum Starns, who received the first land grant given in the area by the Spanish Empire. The Morgan family stated in an interview that a man named Sentel Lott would carry the daily mail back and forth between Holden, Louisiana, using a mule and buggy. [2] [3]
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