Welcome to Frenier ...

Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frenier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Frenier is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Frenier: 985

Communities near Frenier ...

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

• Kenner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenner
  • From Frenier to Kenner
• Harahan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harahan
  • From Frenier to Harahan
• Gramercy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <3>
• Lutcher
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lutcher
  • From Frenier to Lutcher
• Killian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Killian
  • From Frenier to Killian
• Laplace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laplace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laplace
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laplace <3>
• Gypsy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
• Killona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Killona is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killona
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killona <3>
• Montz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
• Norco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Norco is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frenier ...

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

Adding Frenier to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Frenier post office opened in 1877. The Frenier post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frenier.