Welcome to Gauthier ...

So far, we found very little information about Gauthier. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gauthier to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gauthier, please Contact Us.

Gauthier would have been located within present day Saint Martin Parish<2>.

The location of Gauthier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gauthier, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gauthier is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Gauthier was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Gauthier still existed, it would have been in the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Gauthier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gauthier - they are located in Ontario and Quebec.

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

Communities near Gauthier ...

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

• Lafayette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
• New Iberia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <5>
• Youngsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Broussard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <5>
• Carencro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <5>
• Scott
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <5>
• Breaux Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <5>
• Saint Martinville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <5>
• Maurice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Delcambre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>

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

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

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

Adding Gauthier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gauthier 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 for Gauthier was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gauthier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Martin Parish: www.stmartinparish-la.org/

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