Welcome to Dreyfus ...

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

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

Dreyfus would have been located within present day Iberville Parish<2>.

The location of Dreyfus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dreyfus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dreyfus is near sea level<4>.

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

The location where Dreyfus once stood is in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Dreyfus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dreyfus - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Dreyfus ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <5>
• Gonzales
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <5>
• Denham Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • 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 <5>
• Donaldsonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
  • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <5>
• Saint Gabriel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <5>
• Addis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <5>
• Plaquemine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <5>
• Port Allen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <5>
• Brusly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <5>
• Sorrento
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <5>

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

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

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

Adding Dreyfus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dreyfus in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dreyfus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dreyfus post office opened in 1891.

We also found Dreyfus on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dreyfus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Iberville Parish: www.parish.iberville.la.us/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/