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Welcome to Lafourche ...

Lafourche is located in Lafourche Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lafourche, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.

Lafourche is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Lafourche: 985

Communities near Lafourche ...

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

  • Houma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lutcher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <3>
  • Lockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Napoleonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia Plantation
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
  • Minerva Plantation
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
  • Ardoyne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
  • Chackbay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lafourche ...

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

Adding Lafourche to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lafourche post office opened in 1919. The Lafourche post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lafourche.

Footnotes ...

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