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Welcome to Gonsoulin ...

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

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

Gonsoulin would have been located within present day Iberia Parish<2>.

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

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

The Area Code where Gonsoulin was located: 337

Communities near Gonsoulin ...

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

  • New Iberia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Broussard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Breaux Bridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Martinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeanerette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Erath
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
    • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <4>
  • Delcambre
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

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 Gonsoulin, 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 Iberia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gonsoulin - 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.