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Welcome to Pricetown ...

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

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

Pricetown would have been located within present day Jefferson Parish<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pricetown is near sea level<3>.

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

The Area Code where Pricetown was located: 504

Communities Also Named Pricetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pricetown - they are located in Kentucky (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pricetown ...

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

  • New Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kenner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
  • Gretna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
  • Westwego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jean Lafitte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ama
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Metairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
    • Elkinsville has also been known as:
    • Freetown

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pricetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pricetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.