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Welcome to Humphreys ...

Humphreys is located in Terrebonne Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Humphreys, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Humphreys is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Humphreys: 985

Communities Also Named Humphreys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Humphreys: This one is located in Terrebonne Parish and the other is located in Morehouse Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 8 communities that are also named Humphreys - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Humphreys ...

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

  • Houma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <3>
  • Thibodaux
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lockport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bayou Cane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
  • Broadmoor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
  • Chacahoula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Donner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Plantation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
  • Minerva Plantation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Humphreys ...

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

Adding Humphreys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Humphreys 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 Humphreys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Humphreys post office opened in 1901. The Humphreys post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Humphreys.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Terrebonne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Humphreys - 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.
<4>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/