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Welcome to Home Place ...

Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Home Place, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Home Place: Home Pl. (or less commonly used: Home Plc.)

Home Place is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Home Place: 504

Communities Also Named Home Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Home Place: This one is located in Plaquemines Parish and the other is located in Saint Mary Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 4 communities that are also named Home Place - they are located in Arizona, Indiana and Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Home Place.

Communities near Home Place ...

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

  • Nairn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
  • Happy Jack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
  • Diamond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Bohemia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
  • Empire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
  • Pointe a la Hache
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Pointe A La Hache
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
  • Buras
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Home Place ...

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

Adding Home Place to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Home Place 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 Home Place was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Home Place.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Home Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.