Welcome to Bayou Goula ...

Bayou Goula is located in Iberville Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayou Goula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Bayou Goula is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bayou Goula: 225

Communities near Bayou Goula ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baton Rouge
  • From Bayou Goula to Baton Rouge
• Gonzales
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <3>
• Donaldsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <3>
• Saint Gabriel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Gabriel
  • From Bayou Goula to Saint Gabriel
• Addis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
• Plaquemine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <3>
• Port Allen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Allen
  • From Bayou Goula to Port Allen
• Brusly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
• Sorrento
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <3>
• White Castle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayou Goula ...

Looking for more information about Bayou Goula? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bayou Goula, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bayou Goula.

Adding Bayou Goula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayou Goula in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bayou Goula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bayou Goula post office opened in 1837.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayou Goula.