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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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Bassa Bassa is located in Jefferson 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 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)
    • Lafitte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Barataria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jean Lafitte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Crown Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • 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)
      • Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Golden Meadow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Galliano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Port Fourchon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Fourchon is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Fourchon
    • Faleau ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Cut Off
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Larose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
      • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
    • Diamond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • West Pointe A La Hache
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
    • Woodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Myrtle Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Bohemia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Happy Jack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
    • Pointe a la Hache
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Sulphur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Potash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
    • Daisy ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Monsecour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
    • Carlisle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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.

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

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)
  • Grand Isle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cheniere Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Surgney Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Deer Range Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pitre Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ancal Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Feets Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • St. Paulinus Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mange Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballowe Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

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)
  • Grand Bayou
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
  • Deer Range
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
  • Diamond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Magnolia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • West Pointe A La Hache
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
  • Woodland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Point Celeste
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Celeste is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Celeste
  • Nero
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Nero is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
  • Bellevue
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bellevue is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Harlem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Home Place
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Potash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
    • Happy Jack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
    • Bohemia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia

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]<3>. 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 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 Bassa Bassa:

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>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 Bassa Bassa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Bassa Bassa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.