Transylvania, Louisiana

Transylvania
Unincorporated community
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
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 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 at 32.66° north, 91.25° west (ZIP Code centroid). It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Lake Providence on U.S. Highway 65, at the junction with SR 581, near the Mississippi River.

The U.S. Census Bureau lacks statistics for the total area, land and water areas of Transylvania.

History

Mother teaching her children, 1939, Transylvania, Louisiana

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.