Welcome to English Turn ...

English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of English Turn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

English Turn is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for English Turn: 504

Communities near English Turn ...

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

• New Orleans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Orleans
  • From English Turn to New Orleans
• Kenner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <3>
• Gretna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gretna
  • From English Turn to Gretna
• Harahan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <3>
• Westwego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <3>
• Jean Lafitte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
  • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
• Chalmette
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmette
  • Chalmette is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalmette <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chalmette
  • From English Turn to Chalmette
• Mohawk City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
  • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Poydras
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
  • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poydras
  • From English Turn to Poydras
• Saxonholm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxonholm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
  • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saxonholm
  • From English Turn to Saxonholm

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for English Turn ...

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

Adding English Turn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of English Turn 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 for English Turn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the English Turn post office opened in 1852.

We also found English Turn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for English Turn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for English Turn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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