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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 Chegby (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 Chegby. 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 hospitals and 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.

Chegby is located in Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish: Assumption, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Terrebonne.

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

  • Lafourche Parish     (The home parish of Chegby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Chackbay
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Thibodaux
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kraemer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Acadia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Godchaux
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Blue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Mathews
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gheens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Aben
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
      • Aben has also been known as:
      • Abend
    • Cofield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Donaldsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Darrow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Barton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Sorrento
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Brittany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gonzales
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Amant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Weber City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Geismar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Cedar Grove Plantation
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Chula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Labadieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Leche
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Leche is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leche
    • Albemarle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
    • Brule
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Brule is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
    • Ingleside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ingleside is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Rosedale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rosedale is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Supreme
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
    • Woodlawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodlawn is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Bertie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
    • Elmfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • White Castle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • French Settlement
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Maurepas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Des Allemands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Vallier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • Killona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Taft
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Gypsy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
    • Montz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
    • Bayou Gauche
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Hahnville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Boutte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Norco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Luling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Lagan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Saint James
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Vacherie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
    • Convent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Burton Lane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • North Vacherie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
    • Vacherie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatman Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
    • Free Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
    • Uncle Sam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Paulina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Wallace
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Reserve
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Laplace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Bayou Geneve
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Morgan City Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Amelia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Bayou Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chegby, with the one closest to Chegby listed first.
    • Schriever
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Gray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chacahoula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Donner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ardoyne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Bayou Cane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Houma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Bourg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Chegby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chegby.

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

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

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

  • Trosclair Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Philomena Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Highway Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Celestin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Third Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Pugh Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn UMC Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Thibodaux
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Saint James
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Thibodaux Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
  • Labadieville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Schriever
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Convent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vacherie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Remy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Remy is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
  • Albemarle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Ewing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Paulina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bertie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
    • Chacahoula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Welcome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

Newspapers Published in Chegby ...

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 Chegby.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chegby, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chegby.

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 Chegby:

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 Chegby, 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- Chegby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.