Welcome to Oubre ...

Oubre is located in Saint James Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oubre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Oubre is near sea level<3>.

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

Oubre is within the boundaries of the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Oubre ...

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

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

Communities near Oubre ...

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

• Thibodaux
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Gonzales
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Donaldsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Gramercy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
  • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <4>
• Sorrento
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Hester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
• Mount Airy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Garyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Oubre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oubre.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oubre ...

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

Adding Oubre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oubre post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oubre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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