Welcome to Pecan Grove ...

So far, we found very little information about Pecan Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pecan Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pecan Grove, please Contact Us.

Pecan Grove would have been located within present day Saint Charles Parish<2>.

The location of Pecan Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pecan Grove, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Pecan Grove: Pecan Grv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pecan Grove is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pecan Grove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Pecan Grove still existed, it would have been in the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Pecan Grove ...

While we believe that this Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish, we know of another 3 Louisiana communities named Pecan Grove. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Jefferson, Saint Bernard and Saint Tammany Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 12 communities that are also named Pecan Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina (3) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Pecan Grove ...

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

• New Orleans
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <5>
• Kenner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <5>
• Gretna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Harahan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <5>
• Westwego
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <5>
• Jean Lafitte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
  • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
• Hahnville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnville
  • Hahnville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahnville <5>
• Norco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
  • Norco is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <5>
• Paradis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradis
  • Paradis is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradis <5>
• Taft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Taft is located in Saint Charles 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 Pecan Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pecan Grove.

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

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

Adding Pecan Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pecan Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pecan Grove was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pecan Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Charles Parish: www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/

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