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Welcome to Feitel ...

Feitel is located in Saint James Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Feitel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Feitel is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Feitel: 225

Communities near Feitel ...

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

  • Thibodaux
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gonzales
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Donaldsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gramercy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lutcher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Sorrento
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Napoleonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Burton Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
  • Chatman Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
  • North Vacherie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Feitel ...

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

Adding Feitel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Feitel 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 Feitel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Feitel post office opened in 1896. The Feitel post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Feitel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint James, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Feitel - 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.
<4>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/