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Welcome to Morbihan ...

Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morbihan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Morbihan is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Morbihan: 337

Communities near Morbihan ...

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

  • Youngsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Broussard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Breaux Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Martinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeanerette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Erath
    (15 miles [24.1 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>
  • Delcambre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Loreauville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loreauville
    • Loreauville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loreauville <3>
  • Parks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
    • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <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 Morbihan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morbihan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morbihan ...

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

Adding Morbihan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morbihan post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morbihan.

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 Morbihan - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/