Welcome to Pecan Island ...

Pecan Island is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pecan Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Pecan Island: Pecan Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Pecan Island is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Pecan Island: (337)

Communities near Pecan Island ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Pecan Island.

• Intracoastal City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Intracoastal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intracoastal City
  • Intracoastal City is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Intracoastal City <4>
• Gueydan
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <4>
• Kaplan
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Perry
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Abbeville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Youngs
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
• Meaux
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
  • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pecan Island ...

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

Adding Pecan Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pecan Island post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pecan Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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