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Welcome to East Gentilly ...

East Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Gentilly: E. Gentilly

East Gentilly is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for East Gentilly: 504

Communities near East Gentilly ...

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

  • New Orleans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Gretna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Harahan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Westwego
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arabi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gentilly Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
  • Gentilly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Milneburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
  • Chalmette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Gentilly ...

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

Adding East Gentilly to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Gentilly.

Footnotes ...

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