Welcome to Leroy ...

Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leroy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Leroy is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Leroy: (337)

Communities Also Named Leroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Leroy - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leroy ...

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

• Lafayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Youngsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Broussard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Crowley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <3>
• Abbeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <3>
• Carencro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <3>
• Scott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Rayne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <3>
• Kaplan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Erath
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leroy ...

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

Adding Leroy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leroy 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 Leroy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Leroy post office opened in 1896.

We also found Leroy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leroy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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