Welcome to Bayou Sale ...

Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish<1>.

The location of Bayou Sale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayou Sale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bayou Sale is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Bayou Sale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bayou Sale: (337)

Communities near Bayou Sale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bayou Sale.

• Morgan City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
  • Morgan City is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan City <4>
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Patterson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Patterson is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <4>
• Jeanerette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanerette
  • Jeanerette is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeanerette <4>
• Berwick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Baldwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Caffery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caffery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
  • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
• Ricohoc
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricohoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
• Sterling
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
• Calumet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bayou Sale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayou Sale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bayou Sale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bayou Sale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayou Sale. See our Newspapers Page for Bayou Sale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayou Sale ...

Looking for more information about Bayou Sale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bayou Sale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bayou Sale.

Adding Bayou Sale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayou Sale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bayou Sale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bayou Sale mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayou Sale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayou Sale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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