Welcome to Duchamp ...

Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duchamp, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Duchamp is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Duchamp is located in the (337) area code.

Communities near Duchamp ...

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

• Lafayette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Carencro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <4>
• Scott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Breaux Bridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <4>
• Saint Martinville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duchamp ...

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

Adding Duchamp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duchamp 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 Duchamp was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Duchamp mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duchamp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Martin Parish: www.stmartinparish-la.org/

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