Welcome to Jefferson Island ...

Jefferson Island is located in Iberia Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

A typical abbreviation for Jefferson Island: Jefferson Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Jefferson Island is near sea level<3>.

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

Jefferson Island lies within the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Jefferson Island ...

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

Communities near Jefferson Island ...

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

• Lafayette
  (17 miles [27.4 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 east)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Scott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Saint Martinville
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (3 miles [4.8 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson Island ...

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

Adding Jefferson Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jefferson Island post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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