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Welcome to Nadeau ...

Nadeau is located on the Gulf Coast.

Nadeau is located in Galveston County<1>.

Nadeau is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Nadeau ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Nadeau - they are located in California, Kansas and Michigan.

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

Websites for Nadeau ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities near Nadeau ...

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

  • League City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Galveston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendswood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • La Porte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Alvin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
  • Dickinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seabrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Santa Fe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Webster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hitchcock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nadeau ...

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

Adding Nadeau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nadeau 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 Nadeau was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nadeau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Galveston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nadeau - 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.