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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 Bellewood (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 Bellewood. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bellewood is located in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).

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

  • Tangipahoa Parish     (The home parish of Bellewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellewood, with the one closest to Bellewood listed first.
    • Hammond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Natalbany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Genessee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
    • Tickfaw
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Robert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ponchatoula
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Baptist
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
    • Loranger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Independence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wadesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
    • Husser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Katie ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellewood, with the one closest to Bellewood listed first.
    • Claybank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
    • Summerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Galvez Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellewood, with the one closest to Bellewood listed first.
    • Baywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • Stonypoint ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellewood, with the one closest to Bellewood listed first.
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Albany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Georgeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Holden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Starns
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Killian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Clio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Livingston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Maurepas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oldfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Walker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
    • French Settlement
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellewood, with the one closest to Bellewood listed first.
    • Montpelier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Pine Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grangeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • Frenier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellewood, with the one closest to Bellewood listed first.
    • Goodbee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
    • Folsom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
    • Madisonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Benedict
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lewisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Mandeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Abita Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellewood, with the one closest to Bellewood listed first.
    • Stoney Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Enon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Sunny Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Franklinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hermon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Bellewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellewood.

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

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

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

  • Rose Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tycer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bankston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (398 more) ...
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Narretto Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanier Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Hammond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
  • Tickfaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponchatoula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Starns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
  • Amite City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Killian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Springville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Springville is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Roseland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Manchac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Arcola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Clio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Madisonville
      (18 miles [29 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 Bellewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellewood.

Newspapers Published in Bellewood ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellewood, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellewood.

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 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 Bellewood:

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