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Welcome to Gentilly ...Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish<1>. The location of Gentilly has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gentilly, 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. Gentilly is near sea level<3>. Time Zone: Gentilly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Gentilly is located in the (504) area code. Communities Also Named Gentilly ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gentilly - they are located in Minnesota and Quebec. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gentilly. Communities near Gentilly ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gentilly.
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 Gentilly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gentilly. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gentilly. 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 Gentilly. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gentilly. See our Newspapers Page for Gentilly. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gentilly ...Looking for more information about Gentilly? 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 Gentilly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gentilly. Adding Gentilly to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gentilly 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 for Gentilly was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Gentilly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gentilly. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gentilly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/ Footnotes ...
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