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 Bassa Bassa (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 Bassa Bassa. 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.

Bassa Bassa is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish: Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany & Tangipahoa.

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

• Jefferson Parish     (The home parish of Bassa Bassa)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Bassa Bassa, with the one closest to Bassa Bassa listed first.
  • Grand Isle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Isle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
    • Grand Isle is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <2>
  • Lafitte
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafitte
    • Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafitte <2>
  • Barataria
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barataria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barataria
    • Barataria is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barataria <2>
  • Jean Lafitte
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
    • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Crown Point
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Crown Point is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <2>
• Lafourche Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Bassa Bassa, with the one closest to Bassa Bassa listed first.
  • Leeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Golden Meadow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadow
    • Golden Meadow is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Meadow <2>
  • Galliano
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galliano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Port Fourchon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Fourchon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Fourchon
    • Port Fourchon is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Faleau ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faleau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Cut Off
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cut Off have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Larose
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• Plaquemines Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Bassa Bassa, with the one closest to Bassa Bassa listed first.
  • Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
    • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Diamond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • West Pointe A La Hache
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Pointe A La Hache. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
    • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Woodland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Myrtle Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Bohemia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Happy Jack
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
    • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Pointe a la Hache
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe a la Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe a la Hache
    • Pointe a la Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe a la Hache <2>
  • Port Sulphur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
    • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <2>
  • Potash
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
    • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Daisy ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Monsecour
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monsecour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
    • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Carlisle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Bassa Bassa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bassa Bassa.

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 Bassa Bassa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Alombro Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alombro Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alombro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Grand Isle Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Isle Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cheniere Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheniere Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheniere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Surgney Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Surgney Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Surgney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Deer Range Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Range Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pitre Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitre Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Magnolia Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Woodland Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hebert Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebert Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Williams Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ancal Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ancal Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ancal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Feets Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feets Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (27 more) ...
  • St. Paulinus Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paulinus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paulinus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mange Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mange Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ballowe Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballowe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

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

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

• Grand Isle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Isle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
  • Grand Isle is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <2>
• Grand Bayou
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
  • Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Deer Range
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Range have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
  • Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Diamond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Magnolia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish
• West Pointe A La Hache
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Pointe A La Hache. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
  • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Woodland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Point Celeste
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Celeste
  • Point Celeste is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Nero
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
  • Nero is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Bellevue
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Harlem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Home Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Potash
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
    • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Happy Jack
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
    • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Bohemia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Bassa Bassa ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassa Bassa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bassa Bassa, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bassa Bassa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bassa Bassa:

• 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 Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Plaquemines 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 Jefferson Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Jefferson Parish

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson Parish: www.jeffparish.net/

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