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Welcome to Bob Acres ...

Bob Acres is located in Iberia Parish<1>.

Bob Acres is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bob Acres: 337

Communities near Bob Acres ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Iberia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Youngsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Broussard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Abbeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Martinville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeanerette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kaplan
    (19 miles [30.6 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 <3>
  • Erath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Maurice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bob Acres ...

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

Adding Bob Acres to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bob Acres 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 Bob Acres was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bob Acres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Iberia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bob Acres - 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.