Transylvania, Louisiana
Transylvania | |
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Transylvania: Post office, water tower, and sign for general store. | |
Transylvania Location of Transylvania in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′42″N 91°10′57″W / 32.67833°N 91.18250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | East Carroll |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 71286 |
Transylvania[1] is an unincorporated community in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of Transylvania was 743.
Geography
Transylvania is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Lake Providence on U.S. Highway 65, at the junction with LA 581, near the Mississippi River.
History
Transylvania was named in the early 19th century by Transylvania University alumnus Dr. W. L. Richards. He bought large acreage in the northern Louisiana area and named the town after his beloved school, still in existence today in Lexington, Kentucky.
As the name of Transylvania is associated by many people in the United States with the Hollywood Dracula movies, the general store in the town sells Dracula- and bat-related merchandise to people passing through on Highway 65.
On the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, 1971, a large and long-tracked F5 tornado impacted Transylvania.
Education
All of the parish is in the East Carroll Parish School Board.[2]
By 2005 Transylvania Elementary School had stopped operations and was abandoned.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Transylvania, Louisiana
- ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: East Carroll Parish, LA (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2025. - Text list
- ^ "The abandoned Transylvania Elementary School, abandoned in 2005 in the little East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, town of Transylvania". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 31, 2025.