Rynella is an unincorporated community in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) west of Lydia, 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) southwest of New Iberia and 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) northeast of Avery Island.

Rynella, Louisiana
Rynella, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Rynella, Louisiana
Rynella, Louisiana
Rynella, Louisiana is located in the United States
Rynella, Louisiana
Rynella, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°56′48″N 91°52′33″W / 29.94667°N 91.87583°W / 29.94667; -91.87583
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishIberia
Elevation7 ft (2 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70560
Area code337
GNIS feature ID543633 [1]
FIPS code22-66716

History

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The community consists of a few residential dwellings and a volunteer fire department along Highway 329 (also known as the Avery Island Highway). The name Rynella allegedly is a portmanteau deriving from the last two letters of the first names of three local women, RosemaRY, PauliNE, and LeiLA McIlhenny (someone eventually adding an extra L to the resulting word). They were daughters of Edward Avery McIlhenny, a noted Louisiana conservationist who presided over McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand pepper sauce at nearby Avery Island. The McIlhenny family operated a general store at Rynella and he owned much of the land that now comprises and surrounds the community.[2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rynella, Louisiana
  2. ^ Shane K. Bernard (2007). Tabasco, an Illustrated History: The Story of the McIlhenny Family of Avery Island, 1868-2007. McIlhenny Company. ISBN 978-0-9797808-0-6.