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Welcome to Garyville ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Garyville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Garyville: 985

The ZIP code for Garyville: 70051<3>

Communities near Garyville ...

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

  • Gramercy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lutcher
    (4 miles [6.4 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 <4>
  • Sorrento
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • French Settlement
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Reserve
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Paulina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Vacherie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
  • Vacherie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Killona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Laplace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garyville ...

Looking for more information about Garyville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Garyville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Garyville.

Adding Garyville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Garyville post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint John the Baptist, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Garyville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Garyville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/