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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 Chevey Chase (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 Chevey Chase. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Chevey Chase is located in Concordia 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 Concordia Parish: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Pointe Coupee, Tensas, West Feliciana, Adams (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).

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

  • Concordia Parish     (The home parish of Chevey Chase)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chevey Chase, with the one closest to Chevey Chase listed first.
    • Wildsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsville
      • Wildsville is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildsville <2>
    • Athlone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunbarton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Ferriday
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
      • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
    • Ferriday
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
      • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <2>
    • Monterey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ridgecrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
      • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sycamore
      • From Chevey Chase to Sycamore
    • Armagh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
    • Vidalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Acme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <2>
  • Caldwell Parish
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chevey Chase, with the one closest to Chevey Chase listed first.
    • Trinity
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trinity
      • From Chevey Chase to Trinity
    • Jonesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
    • Utility
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utility. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utility
      • From Chevey Chase to Utility
    • Harrisonburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Parhams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
      • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parhams
      • From Chevey Chase to Parhams
    • Rhinehart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Wildwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wildwood
      • From Chevey Chase to Wildwood
    • Sicily Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Aimwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Enterprise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rosefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin Parish
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chevey Chase, with the one closest to Chevey Chase listed first.
    • Sharp Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <2>
    • Midway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
    • Summerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Trout
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
      • Trout is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <2>
  • Rapides Parish
    • Deville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deville
      • Deville is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deville <2>
  • Tensas Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chevey Chase, with the one closest to Chevey Chase listed first.
    • Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterproof
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
      • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <2>
  • Adams County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chevey Chase, with the one closest to Chevey Chase listed first.
    • Carthage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Natchez
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Selma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Selma
      • From Chevey Chase to Selma

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

Cemeteries Near Chevey Chase ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chevey Chase.

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 Chevey Chase covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Athlone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athlone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athlone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Omega Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moss Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eva Dale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eva Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eva Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (209 more) ...
    • McFarlen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarlen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarlen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elmly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Moss Grove Plantation Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Grove Plantation Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Grove Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chevey Chase had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Trinity
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Trinity
    • From Chevey Chase to Trinity
  • Jonesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
  • Frogmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
    • Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
  • Utility
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utility. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
    • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Utility
    • From Chevey Chase to Utility
  • Security
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Security have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Security is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Lismore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lismore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
    • Lismore is located in Concordia Parish
  • Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
    • Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
  • Harrisonburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Glade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Glade is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Parhams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Parhams
    • From Chevey Chase to Parhams
  • Monterey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Manifest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manifest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
    • Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
      • Eva is located in Concordia Parish
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sycamore
      • From Chevey Chase to Sycamore
    • Leland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Catahoula Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Chevey Chase ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chevey Chase.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chevey Chase, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chevey Chase.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chevey Chase:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chevey Chase. 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>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 Chevey Chase, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chevey Chase) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chevey Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6296, Longitude: -91.7646       In this case, the coordinates for Chevey Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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