Nearest Communities to Grand Isle,
Listed Parish-By-Parish
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Grand Isle, on a Parish-by-Parish basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Grand Isle:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring parishes in addition to the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Grand Isle.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Grand Isle is located in Jefferson Parish.
The following 7 parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson Parish: Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany & Tangipahoa.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 58 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Grand Isle. Of these communities, 55 are located in parishes other than Jefferson Parish.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home parish for Grand Isle (which is Jefferson Parish), we list the parishes in alphabetical order and for each of those parishes, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Grand Isle
For the following list, only those parishes that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Jefferson Parish (where Grand Isle resides)
- Parish Website: www.jeffparish.net/
- Parish Seat for Jefferson: Gretna
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- From Family Search:
- State of Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- Nearest Communities to Grand Isle ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand Isle.
- Cheniere Caminada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheniere Caminada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere Caminada
- Cheniere Caminada is located in Jefferson Parish
- Bassa Bassa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassa Bassa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassa Bassa
- Bassa Bassa is located in Jefferson Parish
- Lafitte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafitte
- Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafitte <4>
- Lafourche Parish
- Parish Seat for Lafourche: Thibodaux
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- From Family Search:
- State of Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- Nearest Communities to Grand Isle ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand Isle.
- Leeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Port Fourchon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Fourchon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Fourchon
- Port Fourchon is located in Lafourche Parish
- Golden Meadow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadow
- Golden Meadow is located in Lafourche Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Meadow <4>
- Faleau ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Galliano
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galliano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galliano
- Galliano is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galliano <4>
- Belle Amie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Amie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Amie
- Belle Amie is located in Lafourche Parish
- Clovelly Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clovelly Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovelly Farms
- Clovelly Farms is located in Lafourche Parish
- Cut Off
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cut Off have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Off
- Cut Off is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Off <4>
- Plaquemines Parish
- Parish Seat for Plaquemines: Pointe a la Hache
- Note: The Gulf of Mexico lies to the south and the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- From Family Search:
- State of Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- Nearest Communities to Grand Isle ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand Isle.
- Grande Ecaille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grande Ecaille have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Ecaille
- Grande Ecaille is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Lake Judge Perez
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Judge Perez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Judge Perez
- Lake Judge Perez is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Grand Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Home Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Bremond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Encalade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Filipino ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Fosters Canal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosters Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Canal
- Fosters Canal is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
- Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Happy Jack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
- Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
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- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Nestor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Port Sulphur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
- Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <4>
- Potash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Socola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Deer Range
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Range have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
- Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Point Celeste
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Celeste
- Point Celeste is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Beshel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Bohemia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Daisy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Nairn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Pointe a la Hache
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe a la Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe a la Hache
- Pointe a la Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe a la Hache <4>
- Tropical Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Bend
- Tropical Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- West Pointe A La Hache
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pointe A La Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
- West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Sunrise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Bellevue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Davant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davant
- Davant is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davant <4>
- Harlem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Nero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Hesperides
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperides have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperides
- Hesperides is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Nicholls ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Ironton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Myrtle Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Phoenix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Buras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Buras is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buras <4>
- Ostrica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Quarantine ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarantine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarantine
- Quarantine is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Saint Rosalie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosalie
- Saint Rosalie is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Burbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Burnbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnbridge
- Burnbridge is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Monsecour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Isle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2316, Longitude: -89.9968 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Isle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking. 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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |