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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 Chauvin (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 Chauvin. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.

Chauvin is located in Terrebonne 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 Terrebonne Parish: Assumption, Lafourche, Saint Martin & Saint Mary.

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

  • Terrebonne Parish     (The home parish of Chauvin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauvin, with the one closest to Chauvin listed first.
    • Point Barre
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
    • Lapeyrouse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Montegut
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bourg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dulac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Theriot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Houma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
    • Cocodrie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cocodrie is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocodrie
    • Bayou Cane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Ardoyne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Gray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauvin, with the one closest to Chauvin listed first.
    • Lockport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Faleau ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Bayou Blue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Larose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Galliano
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mathews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cut Off
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gheens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Meadow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Godchaux
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Raceland Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauvin, with the one closest to Chauvin listed first.
    • Camardelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Chaudiere Casse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Tabatiere Perdue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Bayou Gauche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Des Allemands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Chauvin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chauvin.

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

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

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

  • Thibodaux Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dugas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Elie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Houma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <2>
  • Bisland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Celestin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Provost Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Carlof Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Picou Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Montegut
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dulac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Theriot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
  • Houma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
  • Southdown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
  • Lockport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crescent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Cut Off
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gheens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Central
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Raceland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ewing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Thibodaux Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
    • Schriever
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Chauvin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chauvin.

Newspapers Published in Chauvin ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chauvin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chauvin, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chauvin.

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 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 Chauvin:

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