Welcome to Pilette ...

Pilette is located in Lafayette Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Pilette is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pilette is located in the (337) area code.

Communities near Pilette ...

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

• Lafayette
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• New Iberia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <4>
• Youngsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Abbeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Carencro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <4>
• Scott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Breaux Bridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <4>
• Rayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <4>
• Saint Martinville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <4>
• Sunset
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilette ...

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

Adding Pilette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pilette post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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