Bob Acres, Louisiana

For the fictional character, see Bob Acres.

Bob Acres is a small unincorporated community in rural Iberia Parish, Louisiana. It was established as a train station by American actor Joseph Jefferson,^[1] who owned nearby Orange Island (now Jefferson Island), an inland salt dome that only appeared to be an island from a distance. Jefferson named Bob Acres after a character (see Bob Acres) in The Rivals, one of the plays in which the actor appeared.

References

↑ Benjamin McArthur, The Man Who Was Rip Van Winkle: Joseph Jefferson and Nineteenth-Century American Theatre (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007), p. 274.

Municipalities and communities of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Parish seat: New Iberia

Cities	Jeanerette New Iberia

Town	Delcambre‡

Village	Loreauville

CDP	Lydia

Unincorporated communities	Avery Island Belle Place Berard Bob Acres Boudreaux Bourgeois Landing Brannon Bronson Brousville Burke Caroline Charlotte Coopersville Coteau Daspit Dauterive Landing Davids Delaware Dennison Deslatte Derouen Duboin Emma Fish Island Gajan Gall Georgetown Greig Hope Hubertville Independent Jefferson Island Lasalle Leesburg Leleux Lifenite Little Valley Plantation Loisel Lozes Ludger Lyons Marce Masters Mestayer Migues Morbihan Nicholas Norbert Numa Olivier Oubre Patoutville Pesson Port Of Iberia Poufette Rynella Santiague Segura Sumerall Tony Ulyssee Vida Walet Weeks

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes

Coordinates: 29°56′55″N 91°57′55″W / 29.94861°N 91.96528°W / 29.94861; -91.96528

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