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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 Caminada (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 Caminada. 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 Caminada is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish: Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany & Tangipahoa.

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

  • Jefferson Parish     (The home parish of Cheniere Caminada)
    • Grand Isle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheniere Caminada, with the one closest to Cheniere Caminada listed first.
    • Leeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Port Fourchon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Fourchon is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Fourchon
    • Golden Meadow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Faleau ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Galliano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cut Off
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Plaquemines Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheniere Caminada, with the one closest to Cheniere Caminada listed first.
    • Diamond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
    • Happy Jack
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
    • Port Sulphur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Potash
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
    • West Pointe A La Hache
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
    • Bohemia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Daisy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Empire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pointe a la Hache
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Myrtle Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Nairn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn

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

Cemeteries Near Cheniere Caminada ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheniere Caminada.

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 Cheniere Caminada - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cheniere Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grand Isle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alombro Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Surgney Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitre Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheramie Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lange - Calahan Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Fisher Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ancal Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Feets Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Paulinus Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mange Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Grand Isle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Bayou
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
  • Home Place
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
  • Potash
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
  • Happy Jack
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
  • Diamond
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Magnolia
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • West Pointe A La Hache
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
  • Cut Off
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Daisy ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bohemia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Woodland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Point Celeste
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Point Celeste is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Celeste

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

Newspapers Published in Cheniere Caminada ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheniere Caminada.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheniere Caminada, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheniere Caminada.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cheniere Caminada:

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>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 Caminada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cheniere Caminada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.