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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 Blond (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 Blond. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Blond is located in Saint Tammany Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Tammany Parish: Jefferson, Orleans, Tangipahoa, Washington, Hancock (MS) & Pearl River (MS).

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

  • Saint Tammany Parish     (The home parish of Blond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blond, with the one closest to Blond listed first.
    • Saint Benedict
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Benedict <2>
    • Folsom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
    • Covington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Abita Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
      • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <2>
    • Goodbee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Bush
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
    • Talisheek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Madisonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <2>
    • Lewisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Mandeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
      • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <2>
    • Lacombe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacombe
      • Lacombe is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacombe <2>
    • Hickory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blond, with the one closest to Blond listed first.
    • Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blond, with the one closest to Blond listed first.
    • Robert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert
      • Robert is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robert <2>
    • Husser
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Husser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husser
      • Husser is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Husser <2>
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Loranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loranger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loranger
      • Loranger is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loranger <2>
    • Wilmer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Hammond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
    • Natalbany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Tickfaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ponchatoula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,918 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
    • Wadesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
      • Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Amite City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite City
      • Amite City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amite City <2>
    • Baptist
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
      • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blond, with the one closest to Blond listed first.
    • Enon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
    • Lees Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Franklinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bogalusa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <2>
    • Stoney Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
    • Pine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
    • Varnado
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <2>
    • Sunny Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Mount Hermon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <2>
    • Angie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
  • Pearl River County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blond, with the one closest to Blond listed first.
    • Nicholson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Picayune
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Blond ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blond, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blond:

Cemeteries Near Blond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blond.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Keating Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keating Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keating Cemetery
  • Okeefe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okeefe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okeefe Cemetery
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
  • Barkers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkers Cemetery
  • Lee Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Road Cemetery
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
  • Bruhl Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruhl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruhl Cemetery
  • Fussell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fussell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fussell Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
  • Burns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
  • Fivemile Still Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fivemile Still Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fivemile Still Cemetery
  • Maryetta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maryetta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maryetta Cemetery
  • Continue List   (461 more) ...
    • Bogue Falaya Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogue Falaya Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogue Falaya Cemetery
    • Bogue Falaya Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogue Falaya Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogue Falaya Cemetery
    • Allison Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery

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.<4>

While we didn't find Blond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blond.

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

  • Covington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Abita Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
    • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <2>
  • Zona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish
  • Sun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
  • Madisonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <2>
  • Talisheek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Mandeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
    • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <2>
  • Lees Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
  • Franklinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Florenville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
    • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Chinquapin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hammond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
    • Tickfaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ponchatoula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5974, Longitude: -90.1012       In this case, the coordinates for Blond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Blond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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