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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Alice B (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alice B. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Alice B is located in Saint Mary Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Mary Parish: Iberia, Saint Martin & Terrebonne.

Below are the parishes that are near Alice B. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alice B:

  • Saint Mary Parish     (The home parish of Alice B)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice B, with the one closest to Alice B listed first.
    • Cypremort
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Florence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Cote Blanche Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cote Blanche Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Blanche Landing
    • Glencoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Home Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
    • Cypremort Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cypremort Point is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort Point
    • Ashton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Bodin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
    • Caneland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
    • Adeline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
    • Baldwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Charenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice B, with the one closest to Alice B listed first.
    • Patoutville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Lydia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jeanerette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Avery Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Derouen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
    • Morbihan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • New Iberia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Loreauville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice B, with the one closest to Alice B listed first.
    • Youngsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Billeaud
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Broussard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice B, with the one closest to Alice B listed first.
    • Keystone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Delacroix
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Cade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Banker Plantation
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Coteau Holmes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
    • Saint Martinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Duchamp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
    • Bankers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Isle Labbe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Levert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Saint John
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Catahoula Cove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
    • Bayou Chene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice B, with the one closest to Alice B listed first.
    • Delcambre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Erath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <1>
    • Intracoastal City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Youngs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Abbeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meaux
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alice B, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Alice B.

Cemeteries Near Alice B ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alice B.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alice B - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alice B covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alice B, with the one closest to Alice B listed first.

  • Ewing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Helens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McGowen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Joseph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sorrel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Special Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
    • The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crossroad Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Victory Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2557682 <2>
  • Boynton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Alice B in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alice B.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alice B, with the one closest to Alice B listed first.

  • Cypremort
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
  • Glencoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Patoutville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
  • Sorrel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
  • Jeanerette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Charenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Derouen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
  • New Iberia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Irish Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
  • Segura
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Segura is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bayou Sale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
    • Loreauville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Henry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alice B. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alice B.

Newspapers Published in Alice B ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alice B.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alice B, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alice B.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alice B:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Alice B, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alice B) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.