Welcome to Grand View ...

So far, we found very little information about Grand View. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grand View to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grand View, please Contact Us.

Grand View would have been located within present day Saint James Parish<2>.

The location of Grand View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Grand View: Grand Vw.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Grand View is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Grand View was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Grand View would have been located in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Grand View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Grand View - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan (3), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Grand View ...

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

• Thibodaux
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <5>
• Gonzales
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <5>
• Donaldsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
  • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <5>
• Sorrento
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <5>
• French Settlement
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Settlement <5>
• Napoleonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
  • Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <5>
• Mount Airy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Convent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent
  • Convent is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convent <5>
• Garyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garyville
  • Garyville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garyville <5>
• Lagan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
  • Lagan is located in Saint James 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 Grand View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand View.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint James Parish: www.stjamesla.com/

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