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Welcome to Cabot ...

Cabot is located in Saint Mary Parish<1>.

Cabot is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Cabot: 985

Communities Also Named Cabot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cabot - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cabot ...

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

  • Morgan City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Patterson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jeanerette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayou Sale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
  • Ellerslie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellerslie is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
  • Ricohoc
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cabot ...

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

Adding Cabot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cabot 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 Cabot was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cabot.

Footnotes ...

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