Welcome to Geary ...

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

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

Geary would have been located within present day Ascension Parish<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Geary, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Geary would have been located in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Geary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Geary - they are located in California, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Geary ...

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

• Gonzales
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <5>
• Saint Gabriel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <5>
• Plaquemine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <5>
• Sorrento
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <5>
• White Castle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
  • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <5>
• French Settlement
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Settlement <5>
• Port Vincent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
  • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Napoleonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
  • Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <5>
• Belle Rose
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rose
  • Belle Rose is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rose <5>
• Aben
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
  • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
  • Aben has also been known as:
  • Abend

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

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

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

Adding Geary to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Geary 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 Geary was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ascension Parish: www.ascensionparish.net/

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