Welcome to Banker Plantation ...
Although we found mention of Banker Plantation during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Banker Plantation was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Banker Plantation to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Banker Plantation, please Contact Us.
The location of Banker Plantation has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Banker Plantation is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Banker Plantation might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Banker Plantation would be found within the (337) area code.
Communities near Banker Plantation ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Banker Plantation.
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
- New Iberia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Youngsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
- Broussard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Breaux Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- 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 <4>
- Saint Martinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Jeanerette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanerette
- Jeanerette is located in Iberia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeanerette <4>
- Erath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
- Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <4>
- Delcambre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
- Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <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 Banker Plantation. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banker Plantation.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banker Plantation. 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 Banker Plantation.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banker Plantation. See our Newspapers Page for Banker Plantation.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banker Plantation ...
Looking for more information about Banker Plantation? 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 Banker Plantation, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Banker Plantation.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Martin Parish: www.stmartinparish-la.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Banker Plantation and then turned west". While Banker Plantation could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Banker Plantation as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Banker Plantation could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banker Plantation - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |