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Welcome to Grand Chenier ...

Grand Chenier is located in Cameron Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Chenier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

Grand Chenier is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Grand Chenier lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Grand Chenier: 337

The ZIP code for Grand Chenier: 70643<3>

Communities near Grand Chenier ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Grand Chenier.

  • Creole
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Creole is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creole
  • Cameron
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bell City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Hayes
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Grand Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Hackberry
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Arthur
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Chenier ...

Looking for more information about Grand Chenier? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grand Chenier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Chenier.

Adding Grand Chenier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Chenier 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 (so far) for Grand Chenier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grand Chenier post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Chenier.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Chenier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Grand Chenier). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grand Chenier or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/