Welcome to Saint Clair ...

Saint Clair is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Clair, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Clair: St. Clair

Saint Clair is near sea level<3>.

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

Saint Clair is within the boundaries of the (504) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Clair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Saint Clair - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Saint Clair ...

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

• New Orleans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Kenner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Gretna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Harahan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Westwego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Jean Lafitte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Meraux
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meraux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meraux
  • Meraux is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meraux <4>
• Mohawk City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
  • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Poydras
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poydras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
  • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Saxonholm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
  • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard 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 Saint Clair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Clair.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Clair ...

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

Adding Saint Clair to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Clair.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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