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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 Charenton (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 Charenton. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Charenton is located in Saint Mary 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 Mary Parish: Iberia, Saint Martin & Terrebonne.

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

  • Saint Mary Parish     (The home parish of Charenton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charenton, with the one closest to Charenton listed first.
    • Baldwin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Adeline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adeline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
      • Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Adeline
      • From Charenton to Adeline
    • Katy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Ashton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashton
      • From Charenton to Ashton
    • Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Caffery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caffery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
      • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Irish Bend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
      • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Sterling
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Bodin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bodin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
      • Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Caneland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caneland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
      • Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Garden City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>
    • Home Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Home Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
      • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Home Place
      • From Charenton to Home Place
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charenton, with the one closest to Charenton listed first.
    • Belle River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pierre Part
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierre Part have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre Part
      • Pierre Part is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierre Part <1>
    • Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Attakapas Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Grand Bayou
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
      • Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
    • Attakapas Canal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Crab
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayou Crab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
      • Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bayou Crab
      • From Charenton to Bayou Crab
    • Upper Texas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Brusle Saint Vincent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusle Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusle Saint Vincent
      • Brusle Saint Vincent is located in Assumption Parish
    • Westfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Assumption Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westfield
      • From Charenton to Westfield
    • Bruly Saint Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruly Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
      • Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
    • Bellewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
      • Bellewood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellewood
      • From Charenton to Bellewood
    • Dwight Fields
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dwight Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
      • Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
  • Iberia Parish
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charenton, with the one closest to Charenton listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
    • White Castle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
      • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <1>
  • Lafayette Parish
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charenton, with the one closest to Charenton listed first.
    • Bayou Chene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Coteau Holmes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coteau Holmes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Bankers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bankers
      • From Charenton to Bankers
    • Stephenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Banker Plantation
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keystone
      • From Charenton to Keystone
    • Catahoula Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catahoula Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Delacroix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delacroix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delacroix
      • From Charenton to Delacroix
    • Isle Labbe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle Labbe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Saint Martinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Geneve
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Geneve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Levert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Levert
      • From Charenton to Levert
    • Saint John
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint John. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint John
      • From Charenton to Saint John
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charenton, with the one closest to Charenton listed first.
    • Delcambre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
      • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <1>
    • Erath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Charenton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charenton.

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 Charenton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Charenton had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Baldwin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sorrel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
    • Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Irish Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
    • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jeanerette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Glencoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Bayou Sale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayou Sale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
    • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bayou Sale
    • From Charenton to Bayou Sale
  • Patoutville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ricohoc
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricohoc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ricohoc
    • From Charenton to Ricohoc
  • Cypremort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypremort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cypremort
    • From Charenton to Cypremort
  • Bayou Chene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Loreauville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loreauville
    • Loreauville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loreauville <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Charenton ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charenton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charenton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charenton.

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 helpful 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 Charenton:

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

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Charenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8857, Longitude: -91.5270    









 

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