Welcome to Grand Prairie ...
So far, we found very little information about Grand Prairie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grand Prairie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grand Prairie, please Contact Us.
Grand Prairie would have been located within present day Plaquemines Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
A typical abbreviation for Grand Prairie: Grand Pr.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Grand Prairie is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Grand Prairie was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Grand Prairie was located: 504
Communities Also Named Grand Prairie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Grand Prairie: This one is located in Plaquemines Parish and the other is located in Saint Landry Parish.
Beyond Louisiana, there are 4 communities that are also named Grand Prairie - they are located in Illinois, Kansas and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Prairie.
Communities near Grand Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Prairie.
- Bohemia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Nairn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
- Pointe a la Hache
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe a la Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
- Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
- West Pointe A La Hache
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Pointe A La Hache. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
- West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Sunrise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Buras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buras have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
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 Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grand Prairie. 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 Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Grand Prairie.
Adding Grand Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grand Prairie 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 for Grand Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Grand Prairie post office opened in 1854.
We also found Grand Prairie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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 Grand Prairie, 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 Plaquemines, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |