Welcome to Nunez ...

Nunez is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

The location of Nunez has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nunez, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Nunez is near sea level<3>.

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

Nunez lies within the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Nunez ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Nunez - they are located in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

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

Communities near Nunez ...

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

• Youngsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Broussard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <4>
• Crowley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <4>
• Abbeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Scott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <4>
• Rayne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <4>
• Kaplan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <4>
• Erath
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
  • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <4>
• Maurice
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
  • Maurice is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maurice <4>
• Delcambre
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
  • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nunez ...

Looking for more information about Nunez? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nunez, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nunez.

Adding Nunez to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nunez 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 Nunez was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nunez post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nunez.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nunez. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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