Welcome to Timberton ...

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

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

Timberton would have been located within present day Saint James Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Timberton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

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

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

The Area Code where Timberton was located: 225

Communities near Timberton ...

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

• Thibodaux
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• Gonzales
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• 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.<4> 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 <5>
• Gramercy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Sorrento
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• 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.<4> 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 <5>
• French Settlement
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Port Vincent
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <5>

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

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

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

Adding Timberton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Timberton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Timberton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Timberton post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Timberton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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