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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 Bayou Sorrel (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 Sorrel. 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 Sorrel is located in Iberville 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 Iberville Parish: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Pointe Coupee, Saint Martin & West Baton Rouge.

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

  • Iberville Parish     (The home parish of Bayou Sorrel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Bayou Goula
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Plaquemine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Morrisonville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
    • Carville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Gabriel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Iberville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
    • Grosse Tete
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Maringouin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Barton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Southwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
    • Geismar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Darrow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Donaldsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
    • Cornerview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
    • Aben
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
      • Aben has also been known as:
      • Abend
    • Bullion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Prairieville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cofield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Corne
    • Grand Bayou
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
    • Pierre Part
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruly Saint Martin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
    • Lula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Burbank ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Kessler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
    • Monty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Monty is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
    • Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Star is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Belle Rose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Freetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Burtville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
    • Gardere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
    • Lynwood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Oak Hills Place
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
    • Beauregard Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
    • Essen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
    • Perkins Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
    • Village Saint George
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
    • Baton Rouge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Inniswold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westminster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Old Jefferson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Loreauville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jeanerette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morbihan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • Patoutville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • New Iberia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Rougon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Livonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <1>
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Free Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
    • Chatman Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Bayou Chene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
    • Coteau Holmes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
    • Bankers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Catahoula Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
    • Banker Plantation
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Isle Labbe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Bayou Geneve
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
    • Levert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Saint John
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Henderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Parks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <1>
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Charenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Irish Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
    • Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Adeline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
    • Baldwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Katy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Caffery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ashton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Bodin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Caneland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Sorrel, with the one closest to Bayou Sorrel listed first.
    • Addis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <1>
    • Brusly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <1>
    • Wilbert ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
    • Port Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Carey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
    • Lobdell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
    • Devalls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
    • Erwinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Arbroth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth

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

Cemeteries Near Bayou Sorrel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayou Sorrel.

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

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

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

  • Indian Mound Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grace Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Paul Baptist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. John Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Highlands Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • White Castle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...

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 Sorrel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bayou Sorrel.

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

  • Dorcyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
  • Bayou Goula
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Plaquemine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayou Chene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
  • Saint Gabriel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunshine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Brusly Landing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing
  • McCall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • McCall is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
  • Hohen Solms
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
  • Southwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
  • Gardere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
  • Grosse Tete
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Geary ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Geary is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Geismar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Belle Rose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Bayou Sorrel ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayou Sorrel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayou Sorrel, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bayou Sorrel.

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 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 Sorrel:

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 Sorrel, 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 from Point A (ie- Bayou Sorrel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.