Welcome to Mowata ...

Mowata is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mowata, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Mowata is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Mowata: (337)

Communities near Mowata ...

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

• Crowley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Jennings
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
• Eunice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <4>
• Rayne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Church Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
  • Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <4>
• Mamou
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mamou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
  • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <4>
• Basile
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
  • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <4>
• Duson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
  • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <4>
• Iota
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Elton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <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 Mowata. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mowata.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mowata ...

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

Adding Mowata to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mowata post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mowata.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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