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Welcome to Brignac ...

Brignac is located in Ascension Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brignac, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Brignac is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Brignac: 225

Communities near Brignac ...

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

  • Gonzales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Denham Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
    • 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 <3>
  • Donaldsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Walker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Gramercy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutcher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <3>
  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sorrento
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • White Castle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brignac ...

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

Adding Brignac to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brignac 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 Brignac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brignac post office opened in 1910. The Brignac post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brignac.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ascension, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brignac - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/