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 Bluff Creek (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 Bluff Creek. 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 Bluff Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bluff Creek: Bluff Crk. (or less commonly used: Bluff Ck. or Bluff Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bluff Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluff Creek.
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/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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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/counties 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 north 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.
Bluff Creek is located in East Feliciana 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 East Feliciana Parish: East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, West Feliciana, Amite (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Bluff Creek. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluff Creek:
- East Feliciana Parish (The home parish of Bluff Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Blairstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slaughter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lindsay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Galvez Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Claybank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Hope Villa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Hobart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Little Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Bullion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Baywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Pride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Greenwell Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- Boganvilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Zachary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Brownfields
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Tristian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Merrydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Zion City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Oldfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Starns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Denham Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <1>
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Vincent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Glynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Grangeville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Chipola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Amite City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roseland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fluker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tangipahoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Genessee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Tickfaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Natalbany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loranger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Arbroth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Lobdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Port Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devalls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Rogillioville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amite County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Gillsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Glading
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Pike County (MS)
- Osyka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Whitaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Centreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluff Creek, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Bluff Creek.
Cemeteries Near Bluff Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff Creek.
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 Bluff Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluff Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Naul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claibourne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pipkin Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Booker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nesom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (575 more) ...
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Craft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Bluff Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluff Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff Creek, with the one closest to Bluff Creek listed first.
- Grangeville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blairstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Oldfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Kents Store ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chipola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Felixville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Starns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluff Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluff Creek.
Newspapers Published in Bluff Creek ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff Creek, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bluff Creek:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Feliciana Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Amite County
- Pike County
- Wilkinson County
- 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 Bluff Creek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bluff Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |