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Welcome to Dufresne ...

Dufresne is located in Saint Charles Parish<1>.

Dufresne is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Dufresne: 985

Communities Also Named Dufresne ...

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

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

Communities near Dufresne ...

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

  • New Orleans
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kenner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <3>
  • Harahan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Westwego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gramercy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lutcher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <3>
  • Davis ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
    • Elkinsville has also been known as:
    • Freetown
  • Norco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Saint Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Dufresne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dufresne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dufresne ...

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

Adding Dufresne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dufresne.

Footnotes ...

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