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Welcome to Sherburne ...

Sherburne is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherburne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Sherburne is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Sherburne: 225

Communities Also Named Sherburne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sherburne - they are located in Kentucky and New York.

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

Communities near Sherburne ...

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

  • Breaux Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Barre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Henderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Livonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Leonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Arnaudville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Melville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Maringouin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
    • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <3>
  • Fordoche
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherburne ...

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

Adding Sherburne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sherburne post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherburne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherburne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/