Welcome to Ambrosia ...

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

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

Ambrosia would have been located within present day East Baton Rouge Parish<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ambrosia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ambrosia is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Ambrosia still existed, it would have been in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Ambrosia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ambrosia - they are located in Iowa and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ambrosia ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <5>
• Central
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Baker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
• Denham Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
  • Former names for Denham Springs:
  • Amite Springs
  • Hill's Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <5>
• Port Allen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <5>
• New Roads
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <5>
• Jackson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Brusly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <5>
• Saint Francisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <5>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <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 Ambrosia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ambrosia.

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

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

Adding Ambrosia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ambrosia 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 Ambrosia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ambrosia post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ambrosia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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