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 Beshel (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 Beshel. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.
Beshel 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 Beshel. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beshel:
- Plaquemines Parish (The home parish of Beshel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beshel, with the one closest to Beshel listed first.
- Pointe a la Hache
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Bohemia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- West Pointe A La Hache
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Happy Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
- Potash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Port Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Myrtle Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Monsecour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Beshel, with the one closest to Beshel listed first.
- Lafitte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barataria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jean Lafitte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
- Timberlane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Grand Isle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
- Estelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Terrytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marrero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Beshel, with the one closest to Beshel listed first.
- Reggio
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reggio is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reggio
- Hopedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Alluvial City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
- Shell Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Verret
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Yscloskey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
- Saint Bernard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Toca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Poydras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Sebastopol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Mohawk City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Violet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beshel, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Beshel.
Cemeteries Near Beshel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beshel.
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 Beshel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beshel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beshel, with the one closest to Beshel listed first.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Paulinus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ancal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Feets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pt. Celeste Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Fisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nero Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Deer Range Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cannon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nairn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Beshel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beshel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beshel, with the one closest to Beshel listed first.
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Bohemia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- West Pointe A La Hache
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grand Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Happy Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Point Celeste
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Celeste is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Celeste
- Potash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Nero
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Home Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Harlem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Deer Range
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beshel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beshel.
Newspapers Published in Beshel ...
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 Beshel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beshel, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beshel.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Beshel:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Plaquemines Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Saint Bernard 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> | 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 Beshel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beshel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |