Welcome to Crown Point ...

Crown Point is located in Jefferson Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crown Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Crown Point: Crown Pt.

Crown Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Crown Point is within the boundaries of the (504) area code.

Communities Also Named Crown Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Crown Point: This one is located in Jefferson Parish and the other is located in Calcasieu Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 14 communities that are also named Crown Point - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crown Point.

Communities near Crown Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crown Point.

• New Orleans
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <3>
• Kenner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <3>
• Gretna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
• Harahan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <3>
• Westwego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <3>
• Barataria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barataria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barataria
  • Barataria is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barataria <3>
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Estelle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
• Woodmere
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
  • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
• Stella
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stella have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Stella is located in Plaquemines 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 Crown Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crown Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crown Point. 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 Crown Point.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crown Point ...

Looking for more information about Crown Point? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crown Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crown Point.

Adding Crown Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crown Point 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 Crown Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crown Point post office opened in 1910.

We also found Crown Point on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crown Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson Parish: www.jeffparish.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/