Welcome to Romeville ...

Romeville is located in Saint James Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Romeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Romeville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Romeville: 225

Communities near Romeville ...

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

• Thibodaux
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <4>
• Gonzales
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <4>
• Donaldsonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
  • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <4>
• Gramercy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• White Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
  • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <4>
• French Settlement
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Settlement <4>
• Port Vincent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
  • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Napoleonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
  • Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Romeville ...

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

Adding Romeville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Romeville post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Romeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint James Parish: www.stjamesla.com/

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