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Welcome to Utopia ...

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

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

Utopia would have been located within present day Lafourche Parish<2>.

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

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

The Area Code where Utopia was located: 985

Communities Also Named Utopia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Utopia - they are located in Alaska, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, New Brunswick, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Utopia ...

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

  • Houma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <4>
  • Thibodaux
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Des Allemands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gheens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayou Gauche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
  • Bayou Blue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Kraemer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vallier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
  • Camardelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Utopia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafourche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Utopia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.