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Welcome to Brusly Landing ...

Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brusly Landing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Brusly Landing: Brusly Lndg. (or less commonly used: Brusly Lndng.)

Brusly Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Brusly Landing: 225

Communities near Brusly Landing ...

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

  • Baton Rouge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Central
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
  • Zachary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
  • Baker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
  • Denham Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Saint Gabriel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plaquemine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Port Allen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White Castle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Maringouin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brusly Landing ...

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

Adding Brusly Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brusly Landing post office opened in 1875. The Brusly Landing post office closed in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brusly Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including West Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brusly Landing - 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/