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 Ashland (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 Ashland. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.

Ashland is located in Terrebonne Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes 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 Ashland. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashland:

• Terrebonne Parish     (The home parish of Ashland)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
  • Bourg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourg
    • Bourg is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourg <2>
  • Houma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <2>
  • Theriot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theriot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Bayou Cane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Cane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Chauvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauvin
    • Chauvin is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chauvin <2>
  • Broadmoor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Montegut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montegut
    • Montegut is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montegut <2>
  • Dulac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dulac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulac
    • Dulac is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulac <2>
  • Point Barre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
    • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Lapeyrouse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapeyrouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Ardoyne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Gray
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
  • Minerva Plantation
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
• Assumption Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
  • Ursa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ursa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
    • Ursa is located in Assumption Parish
  • Brule
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brule. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
    • Brule is located in Assumption Parish
  • Chula
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Chula is located in Assumption Parish
  • Labadieville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labadieville
    • Labadieville is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Labadieville <2>
  • Cedar Grove Plantation
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove Plantation. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Plantation
    • Cedar Grove Plantation is located in Assumption Parish
  • Georgia
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
  • Leche
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leche
    • Leche is located in Assumption Parish
  • Himalaya
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Himalaya have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
    • Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
  • Supreme
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
    • Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
  • Albemarle
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albemarle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
  • Lower Texas
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
    • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
  • Percle
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Percle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percle
    • Percle is located in Assumption Parish
• Lafourche Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
  • Bayou Blue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Lockport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Lockport is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <2>
  • Mathews
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews
    • Mathews is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathews <2>
  • Godchaux
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Godchaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Raceland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raceland <2>
  • Raceland Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raceland Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Gheens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gheens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheens
    • Gheens is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gheens <2>
  • Larose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larose
    • Larose is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larose <2>
  • Acadia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Cut Off
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cut Off have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Off
    • Cut Off is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Off <2>
  • Thibodaux
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
    • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <2>
  • Faleau ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faleau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Galliano
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galliano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galliano
    • Galliano is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galliano <2>
• Saint Charles Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
  • Bayou Gauche
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Gauche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Camardelle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camardelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Des Allemands
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Allemands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Allemands
    • Des Allemands is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Allemands <2>
  • Chaudiere Casse
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaudiere Casse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Tabatiere Perdue
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabatiere Perdue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Vallier
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vallier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Paradis
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradis
    • Paradis is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradis <2>
• Saint James Parish
  • South Vacherie
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vacherie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
    • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
• Saint Mary Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
  • Morgan City Beach
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Amelia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Amelia is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Ashland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashland.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Woodlawn Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. John Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Crozier Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crozier Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crozier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Butler Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Myrtle Grove Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Celestin Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Celestin Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Celestin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Elie Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elie Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Houma.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <5>
• St. Ann Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mulberry Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bisland Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bisland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bisland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Matherne Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matherne Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matherne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Provost Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Provost Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Provost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68813 <5>
  • Carlof Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlof Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlof Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thibodaux Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thibodaux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thibodaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

• Southdown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southdown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
  • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
• Theriot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theriot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
  • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
• Montegut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montegut
  • Montegut is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montegut <2>
• Dulac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dulac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulac
  • Dulac is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulac <2>
• Crescent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
• Ellendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
• Lockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <2>
• Central
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
• Raceland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raceland <2>
• Ewing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
• Gheens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gheens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheens
  • Gheens is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gheens <2>
• Schriever
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schriever
  • Schriever is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schriever <2>
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  • Thibodaux Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
    • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Chacahoula
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chacahoula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Thibodaux
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
    • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Ashland ...

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 Ashland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashland, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashland.

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 Ashland:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Assumption Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Saint James Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Terrebonne Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/