Welcome to Meaux ...

Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meaux, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Meaux is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Meaux: (337)

Communities Also Named Meaux ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Meaux - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Meaux ...

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

• Lafayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Youngsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Broussard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Crowley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Abbeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Scott
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
• Rayne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Kaplan
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meaux ...

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

Adding Meaux to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meaux post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meaux.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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