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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 Belle Amie (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 Belle Amie. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Belle Amie is located in Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish: Assumption, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Terrebonne.

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

  • Lafourche Parish     (The home parish of Belle Amie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Amie, with the one closest to Belle Amie listed first.
    • Cut Off
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Galliano
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Larose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Faleau ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Golden Meadow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gheens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mathews
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Leeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Raceland Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Blue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Godchaux
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
  • Jefferson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Amie, with the one closest to Belle Amie listed first.
    • Lafitte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barataria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jean Lafitte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Isle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Estelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Avondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodmere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
    • Waggaman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Westwego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Plaquemines Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Amie, with the one closest to Belle Amie listed first.
    • Myrtle Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Carlisle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jesuit Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
    • Monsecour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Linwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Stella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Amie, with the one closest to Belle Amie listed first.
    • Camardelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Chaudiere Casse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Tabatiere Perdue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Bayou Gauche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Des Allemands
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Paradis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Vallier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • Boutte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mimosa Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
    • Lone Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Davis ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
      • Elkinsville has also been known as:
      • Freetown
    • Luling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Amie, with the one closest to Belle Amie listed first.
    • Montegut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Point Barre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
    • Lapeyrouse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Bourg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chauvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dulac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Houma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
    • Theriot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Cocodrie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cocodrie is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocodrie
    • Bayou Cane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Gray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Belle Amie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belle Amie.

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 Belle Amie - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lange - Calahan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cheramie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitre Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Surgney Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dugas Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Alombro Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bisland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (53 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 Belle Amie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belle Amie.

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

  • Cut Off
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Montegut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gheens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Barataria
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Raceland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dulac
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Des Allemands
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Myrtle Grove
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Ironton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ironton is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Saint Rosalie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Rosalie is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosalie
  • Alliance
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Houma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
    • Burbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Burbridge is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbridge
    • Monsecour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour

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

Newspapers Published in Belle Amie ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Amie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belle Amie, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belle Amie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Belle Amie:

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 Belle Amie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Belle Amie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.