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 Aurora Gardens (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 Aurora Gardens. 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.
Name Variations for Aurora Gardens ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Aurora Gardens: Aurora Gdns. (or less commonly used: Aurora Gardns., Aurora Grdens. or Aurora Grdns.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Aurora Gardens is located in Orleans 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 Orleans Parish: Jefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard & Saint Tammany.
Below are the parishes that are near Aurora Gardens. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aurora Gardens:
- Orleans Parish (The home parish of Aurora Gardens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- New Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Gentilly Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Milneburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Lake Catherine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- Terrytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Gretna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
- Marrero
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Estelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Westwego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridge City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Metairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crown Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plaquemines Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- English Turn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Belle Chasse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Braithwaite
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Jesuit Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monsecour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
- Myrtle Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- Arabi
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meraux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chalmette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Saxonholm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Mohawk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Story
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Violet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poydras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Sebastopol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Saint Bernard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Verret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- Ama
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Davis ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Saint Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Destrehan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mimosa Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Luling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boutte
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Sarpy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chaudiere Casse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
- Tabatiere Perdue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
- Camardelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- Frenier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Laplace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- North Shore Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- North Shore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Eden Isle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Oak Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Lake Shore Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- McClane City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Lacombe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huntwyck Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Slidell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Browns Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aurora Gardens, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Aurora Gardens.
Cemeteries Near Aurora Gardens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aurora Gardens.
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 Aurora Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aurora Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- Chalmette National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ellen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernard Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Firemens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hook and Ladder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westlawn South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- English Turn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McDonoghville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mandeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Aurora Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aurora Gardens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aurora Gardens, with the one closest to Aurora Gardens listed first.
- Arabi
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chalmette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Gretna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- English Turn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Algiers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belle Chasse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saxonholm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Scarsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Story
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concession
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
- Violet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aurora Gardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aurora Gardens.
Newspapers Published in Aurora Gardens ...
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 541 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurora Gardens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aurora Gardens, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aurora Gardens.
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 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 Aurora Gardens:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Orleans Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Tammany 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> | 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 Aurora Gardens, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aurora Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |