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Welcome to Cress ...

So far, we found very little information about Cress. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cress to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cress, please Contact Us.


Cress would have been located within present day Saint James Parish<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cress is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Cress was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Cress was located: 225

Communities Also Named Cress ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cress - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Cress ...

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

  • Thibodaux
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gonzales
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Donaldsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gramercy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sorrento
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Mount Airy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Vacherie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
  • Garyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Convent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cress - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.