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Welcome to Nezpique ...

Nezpique is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nezpique, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Nezpique is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nezpique: 337

Communities near Nezpique ...

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

  • Crowley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jennings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <3>
  • Eunice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <3>
  • Welsh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <3>
  • Lake Arthur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kinder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Basile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <3>
  • Iota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
  • Elton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <3>
  • Estherwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nezpique ...

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

Adding Nezpique to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nezpique in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Nezpique was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nezpique post office opened in 1900. The Nezpique post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nezpique.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Acadia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nezpique - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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