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Welcome to Sport ...

Sport is located in Saint James Parish<1>.

Sport is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Sport: 225

Communities near Sport ...

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

  • Gonzales
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Donaldsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sorrento
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • French Settlement
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • North Vacherie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
  • Vacherie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reserve
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • South Vacherie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sport ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint James, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sport - 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.