Welcome to Bob Acres ...

Bob Acres is located in Iberia Parish<1>.

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

Bob Acres is near sea level<3>.

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

Bob Acres is located in the (337) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• New Iberia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <4>
• Youngsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Abbeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Saint Martinville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <4>
• Jeanerette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanerette
  • Jeanerette is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeanerette <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Maurice
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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