Welcome to Bohemia ...

Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bohemia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Bohemia is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Bohemia: (504)

Communities Also Named Bohemia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bohemia - they are located in Florida, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Bohemia ...

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

• Potash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potash have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
  • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Port Sulphur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
  • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <4>
• Woodland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Myrtle Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Empire
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Sunrise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Buras
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
  • Buras is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buras <4>
• Hopedale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
  • Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Reggio
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reggio
  • Reggio is located in Saint Bernard Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bohemia ...

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

Adding Bohemia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bohemia post office opened in 1894.

We also found Bohemia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bohemia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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