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Welcome to Nunez ...

Nunez is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nunez, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Nunez is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Nunez: 337

Communities Also Named Nunez ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Nunez - they are located in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

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

Communities near Nunez ...

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

  • Youngsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Broussard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Crowley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Scott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <3>
  • Rayne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kaplan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
    • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <3>
  • Erath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Maurice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Delcambre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nunez ...

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

Adding Nunez to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nunez 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 Nunez was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nunez post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nunez.

Footnotes ...

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

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