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Welcome to Zugg ...

So far, we found very little information about Zugg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Zugg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zugg, please Contact Us.


Zugg would have been located within present day Pointe Coupee Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zugg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Zugg is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Zugg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Zugg was located: 225

Communities near Zugg ...

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

  • New Roads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Francisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
  • Krotz Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Melville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Maringouin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fordoche
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grosse Tete
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Morganza
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Zugg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zugg post office opened in 1903. The Zugg post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zugg.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zugg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zugg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/