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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 Chataignier (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 Chataignier. 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.

Chataignier is located in Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Jefferson Davis, Rapides & Saint Landry.

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

  • Evangeline Parish     (The home parish of Chataignier)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chataignier, with the one closest to Chataignier listed first.
    • Mamou
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <1>
    • Ville Platte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Reddell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Duralde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
    • Tyrone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Unatex
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
    • Pine Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Chicot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
    • Basile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <1>
    • Saint Landry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Turkey Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chataignier, with the one closest to Chataignier listed first.
    • Church Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Higginbotham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Castille
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
    • Ellis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Iota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Rayne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Crowley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Egan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Evangeline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebenezer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Estherwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chataignier, with the one closest to Chataignier listed first.
    • Bond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bond is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
    • Ward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ward is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Canton is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Oakdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oberlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Coverdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Lauderdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Pawnee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Elder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Elder is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chataignier, with the one closest to Chataignier listed first.
    • Gold Dust
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
    • Milburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Milburn is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Eola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Bunkie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <1>
    • Evergreen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Elton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chataignier, with the one closest to Chataignier listed first.
    • Carencro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ossun
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
    • Duson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>
    • Stekey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
    • Scott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <1>
    • Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rapides Parish
    • Cheneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chataignier, with the one closest to Chataignier listed first.
    • Eunice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <1>
    • Lawtell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Opelousas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Washington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Boretta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
    • Sunset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
    • Cankton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Grand Coteau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Leonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Port Barre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Frozard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
  • Vermilion Parish
    • Indian Bayou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou

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

Cemeteries Near Chataignier ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chataignier.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Leon Manuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chataignier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Manuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Guillory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chataignier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Verret Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Guillory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Atteles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Fontenot Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eunice.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68279 <2>
    • Fruge 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.<3>

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

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

  • Prudhomme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
  • Plaisance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
  • Church Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Opelousas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shuteston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
  • Beggs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
  • Boretta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
  • Sunset
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
  • Garland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Dubuisson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
  • Whiteville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Barbreck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
    • Grand Coteau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville

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

Newspapers Published in Chataignier ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chataignier.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chataignier, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chataignier.

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 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 Chataignier:

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>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.
<3>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 Chataignier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Chataignier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.