Welcome to Esther ...

Esther is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

The location of Esther has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Esther, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Esther is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Esther: (337)

Communities Also Named Esther ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Esther - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Esther ...

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

• Abbeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Kaplan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <4>
• Erath
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
  • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <4>
• Maurice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
  • Maurice is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maurice <4>
• Delcambre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
  • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <4>
• Intracoastal City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Intracoastal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intracoastal City
  • Intracoastal City is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Intracoastal City <4>
• Perry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Youngs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
• Meaux
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
  • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
• Avery Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Island
  • Avery Island is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery Island <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Esther ...

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

Adding Esther to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Esther 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 Esther was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Esther post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Esther.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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