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Welcome to Convent ...

Convent is located in Saint James Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for Saint James Parish.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Convent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

Convent is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Convent: 225

The ZIP code for Convent: 70723<3>

Communities Also Named Convent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Convent - they are located in New Jersey and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Convent ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Convent. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Convent.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Convent ...

Looking for more information about Convent? 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 Convent, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Convent.

Adding Convent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Convent post office opened in 1847.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Convent.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint James, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Convent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Convent). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Convent or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/