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 Point (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 Point. 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.
Name Variations for Belle Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Belle Point: Belle Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Belle Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belle Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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 Point is located in Saint John the Baptist 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 John the Baptist Parish: Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Saint Charles, Saint James & Tangipahoa.
Below are the parishes that are near Belle Point. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belle Point:
- Saint John the Baptist Parish (The home parish of Belle Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Edgard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reserve
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laplace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frenier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Sorrento
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Amant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brittany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brignac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Aben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Burnside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cofield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Gonzales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Claybank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Darrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Brulie Maurin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Rosedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Belle Terre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Bertie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
- Elmfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
- Madewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Madewood is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madewood
- Woodlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Albemarle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
- Cedar Grove Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Ingleside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Labadieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Kenner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- River Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harahan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waggaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridge City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Metairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westwego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marrero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Estelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Kraemer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chackbay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Raceland Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Godchaux
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
- Raceland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thibodaux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mathews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Acadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
- Gheens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bayou Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Clio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Maurepas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Killian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- French Settlement
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Port Vincent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orleans Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Gentilly Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Milneburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- New Orleans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Gypsy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Killona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Taft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Norco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hahnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Sarpy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Destrehan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paradis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boutte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Saint Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Gramercy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lutcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paulina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Vacherie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Vacherie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Vacherie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
- Hester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Convent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Uncle Sam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burton Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Chatman Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Saint James
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Akers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manchac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Wadesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Ponchatoula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Baptist
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Hammond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Terrebonne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Schriever
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belle Point, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Belle Point.
Cemeteries Near Belle Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belle Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belle Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Western Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highway Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belle Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belle Point, with the one closest to Belle Point listed first.
- Edgard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lucy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Killona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frenier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Sarpy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpy
- Hahnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Branche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branche
- Paulina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vacherie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Remy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Remy is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Luling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belle Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belle Point.
Newspapers Published in Belle Point ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belle Point, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belle Point.
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 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 Point:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- Jefferson Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Orleans Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Tangipahoa 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 Belle Point, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belle Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |