Welcome to Lions ...

Lions is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lions, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Lions is near sea level<3>.

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

Lions lies within the (985) area code.

Communities near Lions ...

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

• Gramercy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
  • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <4>
• Lutcher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
  • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <4>
• Sorrento
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <4>
• Wallace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
• Laplace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laplace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laplace
  • Laplace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laplace <4>
• Gypsy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
  • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
• Killona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killona
  • Killona is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killona <4>
• Montz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
  • Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
• Paulina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
  • Paulina is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulina <4>
• North Vacherie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Vacherie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
  • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lions ...

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

Adding Lions to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lions 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 Lions was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lions.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint John the Baptist Parish: www.sjbparish.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/