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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>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Geary is near sea level<3>.

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

The Area Code where Geary was located: 225

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)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Plaquemine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sorrento
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • French Settlement
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Vincent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Napoleonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Belle Alliance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
  • Belle Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Geary was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geary.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Geary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ascension, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Geary - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.