Welcome to Grand Bayou ...

Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Bayou, 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.

Grand Bayou is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Grand Bayou: (504)

Communities Also Named Grand Bayou ...

While we believe that this Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Grand Bayou. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Assumption and Red River Parish.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Bayou.

Communities near Grand Bayou ...

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

• Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
  • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Pointe a la Hache
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe a la Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe a la Hache
  • Pointe a la Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe a la Hache <4>
• Port Sulphur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
  • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <4>
• West Pointe A La Hache
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pointe A La Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
  • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Woodland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Empire
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Myrtle Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Sunrise
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Carlisle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Buras
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
  • Buras is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buras <4>

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 Grand Bayou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Bayou.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Bayou ...

Looking for more information about Grand Bayou? 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 Grand Bayou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Bayou.

Adding Grand Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Bayou 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 Grand Bayou was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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