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.

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