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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 Cheniere au Tigre (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 Cheniere au Tigre. 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 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 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.

Cheniere au Tigre is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish: Acadia, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis & Lafayette.

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

  • Vermilion Parish     (The home parish of Cheniere au Tigre)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheniere au Tigre, with the one closest to Cheniere au Tigre listed first.
    • Intracoastal City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Intracoastal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intracoastal City
      • Intracoastal City is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Intracoastal City <2>
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Abbeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Erath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
      • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <2>
    • Youngs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Delcambre
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Kaplan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
      • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <2>
  • Iberia Parish
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheniere au Tigre, with the one closest to Cheniere au Tigre listed first.
    • Cypremort Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypremort Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort Point
      • Cypremort Point is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Cypremort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish

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

Cemeteries Near Cheniere au Tigre ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheniere au Tigre.

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 Cheniere au Tigre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Harrington Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Suire Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mouton Cove Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mouton Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mouton Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bancker Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bancker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bancker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greene Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delino Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delino Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landry Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perry - O'Bryan Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry - O'Bryan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry - O'Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Badon Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Le Maire Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Le Maire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Le Maire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ewing Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ewing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ewing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Trahan Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trahan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Abbeville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68864 <4>

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>

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

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

  • Henry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Perry
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
  • Abbeville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Cypremort
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Cheniere au Tigre ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheniere au Tigre.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheniere au Tigre, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheniere au Tigre.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cheniere au Tigre:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Cheniere au Tigre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheniere au Tigre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheniere au Tigre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5683, Longitude: -92.2032       In this case, the coordinates for Cheniere au Tigre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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