Gypsy, Louisiana

Gypsy, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°01′55″N90°28′03″W / 30.03194°N 90.46750°W / 30.03194; -90.46750
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. John the Baptist
Elevation [1]	13 ft (4 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70068
Area code	985
GNIS feature ID	560923 [1]
FIPS code	22-32350

Gypsy is an unincorporated community in St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on the east bank of the Mississippi River.

History

Gypsy took its name from Gypsy Plantation, a private estate, which in turn was likely named for the Romani entertainers who would come to river towns looking for work. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gypsy, Louisiana
2. Sternberg, Mary Ann (2013). Along the River Road: Past and Present on Louisiana's Historic Byway. Louisiana State University Press. p. 130. ISBN   978-0-8071-5062-7.
3. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1900). Annual Report. p. 604.