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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 Argyle (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 Argyle. 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 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.

Argyle is located in Terrebonne 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 Terrebonne Parish: Assumption, Lafourche, Saint Martin & Saint Mary.

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

  • Terrebonne Parish     (The home parish of Argyle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
    • Houma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
    • Bayou Cane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Ardoyne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Theriot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Bourg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Schriever
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dulac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chauvin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chacahoula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
    • Ursa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ursa is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
    • Brule
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brule is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
    • Chula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Labadieville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove Plantation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Leche
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Leche is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leche
    • Himalaya
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
    • Supreme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
    • Albemarle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
    • Lower Texas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
    • Percle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Percle is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percle
    • Dwight Fields
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
    • Bayou Blue
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Lockport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Acadia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Godchaux
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mathews
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thibodaux
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Raceland Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Gheens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kraemer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Larose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Chackbay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Cut Off
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
    • Des Allemands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Gauche
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Camardelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Tabatiere Perdue
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Chaudiere Casse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Vallier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • Paradis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
    • South Vacherie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
    • Lagan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Saint James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • North Vacherie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
    • Hester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Vacherie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
    • Bayou Geneve
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
    • Amelia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Morgan City Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Morgan City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Berwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville

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

Cemeteries Near Argyle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Argyle.

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 Argyle - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Crozier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayou Cane.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1234261 <2>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Halfway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Celestin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Matherne Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Provost Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • St. Elie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Houma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <2>

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 Argyle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Argyle.

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

  • Southdown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
  • Houma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Ellendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Central
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Theriot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
  • Thibodaux Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
  • Dulac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Schriever
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Montegut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Raceland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ewing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Chacahoula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Thibodaux
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Argyle ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Argyle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Argyle, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Argyle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Argyle:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Argyle) 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 Argyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.