Our Genealogy Helper
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 Arceneaux (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 Arceneaux. 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 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.
Arceneaux is located in Acadia 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 Acadia Parish: Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry & Vermilion.
Below are the parishes that are near Arceneaux. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arceneaux:
- Acadia Parish (The home parish of Arceneaux)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Castille
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Higginbotham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crowley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Estherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Morse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evangeline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Evangeline Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Chataignier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tyrone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Unatex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Duralde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Basile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mamou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ville Platte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reddell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia Parish
- Derouen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Jennings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
- Lake Arthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Duson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ossun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Carencro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stekey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broussard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Billeaud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
- Youngsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Cankton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Coteau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawtell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frozard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Eunice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Opelousas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arnaudville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Port Barre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Breaux Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cecilia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Duchamp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Cade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Levert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Delacroix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
- Saint John
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint Martinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Banker Plantation
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
- Isle Labbe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- Vermilion Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Indian Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Maurice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Leroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Meaux
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
- Kaplan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abbeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Youngs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Gueydan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delcambre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arceneaux, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Arceneaux.
Cemeteries Near Arceneaux ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arceneaux.
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 Arceneaux - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arceneaux covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Arceneaux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mercy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hookman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Crowley.
- The Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herbert Cemetery
- Kie Herbert Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67744 <2>
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McBride Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Arceneaux in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arceneaux.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arceneaux, with the one closest to Arceneaux listed first.
- Rayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Church Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Crowley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carencro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shuteston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Prudhomme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grand Coteau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Estherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frozard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arceneaux. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arceneaux.
Newspapers Published in Arceneaux ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arceneaux.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arceneaux, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arceneaux.
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Arceneaux:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Acadia Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Evangeline Parish
- Iberia Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arceneaux) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Arceneaux, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |