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 Belle Chasse (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 Chasse. 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 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.
Belle Chasse is located in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish: Jefferson, Orleans & Saint Bernard.
Below are the parishes that are near Belle Chasse. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belle Chasse:
- Plaquemines Parish (The home parish of Belle Chasse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- Scarsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Braithwaite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- English Turn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Stella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Jesuit Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monsecour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
- Myrtle Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- Timberlane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Terrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
- Harvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marrero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Crown Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jean Lafitte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
- Westwego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridge City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barataria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- Cut Off
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gheens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- New Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Pine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Milneburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Lake Catherine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- Meraux
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poydras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Arabi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chalmette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Versailles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Mohawk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Saxonholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Story
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Violet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Bernard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Toca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- Ama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Davis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Saint Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Chaudiere Casse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
- Tabatiere Perdue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
- Destrehan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mimosa Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Boutte
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camardelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
- Luling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- North Shore Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- North Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Eden Isle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Oak Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Lake Shore Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- McClane City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belle Chasse, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Belle Chasse.
Cemeteries Near Belle Chasse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belle Chasse.
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 Chasse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belle Chasse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- Scarsdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Turn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westlawn South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmette National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hook and Ladder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Firemens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonoghville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dobard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- True Love Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oliver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Belle Chasse had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belle Chasse, with the one closest to Belle Chasse listed first.
- Concession
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
- Scarsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Saint Clair
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Stella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- English Turn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Dalcour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dalcour is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalcour
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Bertrandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bertrandville is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrandville
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poydras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Violet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Story
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belle Chasse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belle Chasse.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Belle Chasse ...
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 543 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Chasse.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Belle Chasse. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Belle Chasse and those printed in the larger area surrounding Belle Chasse.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Belle Chasse.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Belle Chasse:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Plaquemines Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Orleans Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Tammany 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 Belle Chasse, 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- Belle Chasse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |