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Welcome to Waggaman ...

Waggaman is located in Jefferson Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waggaman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Waggaman is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Waggaman: 504

Communities near Waggaman ...

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

  • New Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kenner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <3>
  • Gretna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Westwego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jean Lafitte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ama
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Metairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
    • Elkinsville has also been known as:
    • Freetown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waggaman ...

Looking for more information about Waggaman? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waggaman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waggaman.

Adding Waggaman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waggaman 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 (so far) for Waggaman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Waggaman post office opened in 1882. The Waggaman post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waggaman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waggaman - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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