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 Bayou Geneve (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 Bayou Geneve. 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.
Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin 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 Saint Martin Parish: Assumption, Iberia, Iberville, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, Saint Landry & Saint Mary.
Below are the parishes that are near Bayou Geneve. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bayou Geneve:
- Saint Martin Parish (The home parish of Bayou Geneve)
- Stephenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- Barton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Donaldsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Darrow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Cofield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Burnside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Geismar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Gonzales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sorrento
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Brittany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- Attakapas Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Attakapas Landing is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Landing
- Upper Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
- Bayou Crab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
- Lower Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
- Dwight Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
- Attakapas Canal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Attakapas Canal is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Canal
- Himalaya
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
- Bellewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellewood is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
- Little Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Percle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Percle is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percle
- Cancienne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cancienne is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cancienne
- Belle River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- White Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bayou Goula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Gabriel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- Thibodaux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Acadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
- Chackbay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Kraemer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bayou Blue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
- Godchaux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
- Raceland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- Saint James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Burton Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Chatman Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Convent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Free Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Uncle Sam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- South Vacherie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
- North Vacherie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Vacherie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paulina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lutcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Saint Mary Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- Morgan City Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
- Morgan City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Bayou Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Ricohoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
- Verdunville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bayou Sale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
- Terrebonne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chacahoula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Schriever
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Plantation
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Ardoyne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
- Gray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Cane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
- Broadmoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- Houma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bayou Geneve, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Bayou Geneve.
Cemeteries Near Bayou Geneve ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayou Geneve.
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 Bayou Geneve - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bayou Geneve covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Philomena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Episcopal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle River Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pugh Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (87 more) ...
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Virginia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patterson.
- The St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Patterson Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143457 <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.<3>
While we didn't find Bayou Geneve in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bayou Geneve.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bayou Geneve, with the one closest to Bayou Geneve listed first.
- Labadieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morgan City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
- Albemarle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
- Bertie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
- Napoleonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plattenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paincourtville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chacahoula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Rose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schriever
(17 miles [27.4 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 Bayou Geneve. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bayou Geneve.
Newspapers Published in Bayou Geneve ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayou Geneve.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayou Geneve, 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 Bayou Geneve.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bayou Geneve:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Martin Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Mary Parish
- Terrebonne 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 Bayou Geneve, 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- Bayou Geneve) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |