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Welcome to Nugent ...

Nugent is located in Grant Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nugent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Nugent is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nugent: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Nugent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Nugent: This one is located in Grant Parish and the other is located in Avoyelles Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 6 communities that are also named Nugent - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Nugent ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Colfax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Boyce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pollock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dry Prong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Creola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Stay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stay is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
  • Bentley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fishville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nugent ...

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

Adding Nugent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nugent 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 (so far) for Nugent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nugent post office opened in 1892. The Nugent post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nugent.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nugent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Nugent area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Nugent area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/