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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 Carville (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 Carville. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Carville is located in Iberville 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 Iberville Parish: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Pointe Coupee, Saint Martin & West Baton Rouge.

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

  • Iberville Parish     (The home parish of Carville)
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carville, with the one closest to Carville listed first.
    • Southwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
    • Geismar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cornerview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
    • Bullion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Prairieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Darrow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Duplessis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gonzales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Donaldsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Aben
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Assumption Parish
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carville, with the one closest to Carville listed first.
    • Burtville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gardere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
    • Oak Hills Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
    • Perkins Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
    • Village Saint George
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
    • Lynwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Essen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Inniswold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
    • Westminster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Shenandoah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Woodshire Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
    • Baton Rouge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lafourche Parish
    • Chackbay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
  • Livingston Parish
  • Saint James Parish
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carville, with the one closest to Carville listed first.
    • Wallace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Garyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carville, with the one closest to Carville listed first.
    • Bayou Chene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Geneve
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
  • West Baton Rouge Parish

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

Cemeteries Near Carville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carville.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brazil Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Raspberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Raphael Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. John Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • White Castle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Paul Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • First Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Southwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
  • Saint Gabriel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hohen Solms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
  • Dorcyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
  • Geismar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bayou Goula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunshine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Belle Helene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
  • Dutch Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • McCall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McCall is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
  • Geary ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Geary is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
  • Smoke Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gardere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
    • Darrow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plaquemine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Carville ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carville.

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 Carville:

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 Carville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.