Welcome to Tortue ...

Tortue is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tortue, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Tortue is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Tortue: (337)

Communities Also Named Tortue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Tortue: This one is located in Acadia Parish and the other is located in Vermilion Parish.

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

Communities near Tortue ...

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

• Crowley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Jennings
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
• Rayne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Lake Arthur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <4>
• Maurice
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Duson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
  • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <4>
• Iota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Gueydan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <4>
• Morse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <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 Tortue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tortue.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tortue ...

Looking for more information about Tortue? 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 Tortue, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tortue.

Adding Tortue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tortue 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 Tortue was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tortue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/