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Frost, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°24′15″N 90°44′21″W / 30.40417°N 90.73917°W / 30.40417; -90.73917
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Frost, Louisiana
Frost is located in Louisiana
Frost
Frost
Frost is located in the United States
Frost
Frost
Coordinates: 30°24′15″N 90°44′21″W / 30.40417°N 90.73917°W / 30.40417; -90.73917
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLivingston
Elevation26 ft (8 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70754
Area code225
GNIS feature ID535135 [1]
FIPS code22-27680

Frost is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2]

History

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A post office called Frost was established in 1919, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] The community was named after the Frost family, who were the original owners of the town site.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frost, Louisiana
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frost, Louisiana
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 54. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2017.