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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 Chula (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 Chula. 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.

Chula is located in Assumption 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 Assumption Parish: Ascension, Iberia, Iberville, Lafourche, Saint James, Saint Martin, Saint Mary & Terrebonne.

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

  • Assumption Parish     (The home parish of Chula)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Labadieville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Grove Plantation
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leche
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Leche is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leche
    • Supreme
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
    • Brule
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Brule is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
    • Georgia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Himalaya
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
    • Albemarle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
    • Percle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Percle is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percle
    • Ingleside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Little Texas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Oakley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakley is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Donaldsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Aben
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
      • Aben has also been known as:
      • Abend
    • Barton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Cofield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Darrow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Burnside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sorrento
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Brittany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Geismar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gonzales
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Saint Amant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Southwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • White Castle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Carville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Goula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Gabriel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Thibodaux
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chackbay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Acadia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Kraemer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Blue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Godchaux
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Raceland Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Mathews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Des Allemands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Killona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Vallier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Lagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Saint James
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton Lane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • Chatman Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
    • Convent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Free Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
    • Uncle Sam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Vacherie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
    • Hester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • North Vacherie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
    • Vacherie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Paulina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Wallace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Garyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reserve
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Bayou Geneve
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Morgan City Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Amelia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Bayou Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilsons Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
    • Patterson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Calumet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Ricohoc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
    • Verdunville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chula, with the one closest to Chula listed first.
    • Chacahoula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Donner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gibson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Schriever
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Gray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ardoyne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Bayou Cane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Houma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Chula ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chula.

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

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

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

  • St. Philomena Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodlawn UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pugh Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Evening Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Christ Episcopal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Virginia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trosclair Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Celestin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<3>

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

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

  • Labadieville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Albemarle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Bertie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
  • Napoleonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Thibodaux
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chacahoula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Gibson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plattenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Schriever
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thibodaux Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
  • Paincourtville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint James
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Convent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
    • Amelia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Chula ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chula.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chula, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chula.

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 Chula:

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 Chula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chula) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.