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)
- Gretna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westwego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
- Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <3>
- Jean Lafitte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
- Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
- Ama
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ama
- Ama is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ama <3>
- Metairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- 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 for Waggaman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Waggaman post office opened in 1882.
We also found Waggaman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |