Welcome to Nairn ...

Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nairn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Nairn is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Nairn: 504

Communities Also Named Nairn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Nairn - they are located in California, Ohio and Ontario (2).

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

Communities near Nairn ...

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

• Port Sulphur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
  • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <4>
• Sunrise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunrise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunrise
  • From Nairn to Sunrise
• Buras
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
  • Buras is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buras <4>
• Potash
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
  • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Potash
  • From Nairn to Potash
• Happy Jack
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
  • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Happy Jack
  • From Nairn to Happy Jack
• Bohemia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
  • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bohemia
  • From Nairn to Bohemia
• Diamond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Diamond
  • From Nairn to Diamond
• Boothville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothville
  • Boothville is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothville <4>
• Pointe a la Hache
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe a la Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe a la Hache
  • Pointe a la Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe a la Hache <4>
• West Pointe A La Hache
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Pointe A La Hache. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
  • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Pointe A La Hache
  • From Nairn to West Pointe A La Hache

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nairn ...

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

Adding Nairn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nairn 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 Nairn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Nairn post office opened in 1891.

We also found Nairn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nairn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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