Welcome to Landry ...

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

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

Landry would have been located within present day Lafayette Parish<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Landry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Landry is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Landry would have been located in the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Landry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Landry: This one is located in Lafayette Parish and the other is located in Saint Mary Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 3 communities that are also named Landry - they are located in New Brunswick and Quebec.

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

Communities near Landry ...

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

• New Iberia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <5>
• Youngsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Broussard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <5>
• Abbeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <5>
• Carencro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <5>
• Scott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <5>
• Breaux Bridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <5>
• Rayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <5>
• Saint Martinville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <5>
• Sunset
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <5>

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

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

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

Adding Landry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Landry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Landry was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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