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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>.

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<3>.

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

The Area Code where Dreyfus was located: 225

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)
  • Gonzales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Denham Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • Donaldsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Addis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <4>
  • Plaquemine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Allen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Brusly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
  • Sorrento
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Dreyfus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dreyfus post office opened in 1891. The Dreyfus post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dreyfus.

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 Dreyfus, 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 Iberville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dreyfus - 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.
<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/