Welcome to Grosse Isle ...

Grosse Isle is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

The location of Grosse Isle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Grosse Isle is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Grosse Isle: (337)

Communities Also Named Grosse Isle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grosse Isle - it's located in Manitoba.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grosse Isle.

Communities near Grosse Isle ...

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

• Lafayette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• New Iberia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <4>
• Youngsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Broussard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <4>
• Scott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <4>
• Saint Martinville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <4>
• Kaplan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <4>
• Erath
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Maurice
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
  • Maurice is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maurice <4>
• Delcambre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
  • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grosse Isle ...

Looking for more information about Grosse Isle? 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 Grosse Isle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grosse Isle.

Adding Grosse Isle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grosse Isle 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 Grosse Isle was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grosse Isle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grosse Isle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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