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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Coochie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Coochie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coochie, please Contact Us.

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 Coochie (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 Coochie. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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/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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Coochie is historic, it would have been located within present day Concordia 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 Concordia Parish: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Pointe Coupee, Tensas, West Feliciana, Adams (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).

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

  • Concordia Parish     (The home parish of Coochie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coochie, with the one closest to Coochie listed first.
    • Bougere
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Acme
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Armagh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
    • Monterey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coochie, with the one closest to Coochie listed first.
    • Simmesport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Odenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
    • Bordelonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Moreauville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dupont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Plaucheville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Mansura
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cottonport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Catahoula Parish
    • Parhams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coochie, with the one closest to Coochie listed first.
    • Smithland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Lettsworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Legonier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
    • Williamsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Innis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Batchelor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Morganza
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • New Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ravenswood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Patin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coochie, with the one closest to Coochie listed first.
    • Elba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Bayou Jack
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
    • Melville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coochie, with the one closest to Coochie listed first.
    • Angola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tunica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Weyanoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Wakefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bains
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
    • Rogillioville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
    • Saint Francisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County (MS)
    • Cloverdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coochie, with the one closest to Coochie listed first.
    • Artonish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
    • Woodville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Turnbull
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Wilkinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson

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

Cemeteries Near Coochie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coochie.

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

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

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

  • Knox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ft. Adams Baptist Mission Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Turnbull Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deer Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mess Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (229 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcole Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.

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

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

  • Black Hawk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Fort Adams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
  • Artonish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
  • Merrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
  • Red River Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
  • Kienstra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kienstra is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kienstra
  • Angola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pinckneyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Big Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Arnot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Arnot is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
  • Smithland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Rowes Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bougere
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
    • Simmesport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Legonier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier

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

Newspapers Published in Coochie ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coochie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coochie, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coochie.

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 Coochie:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Coochie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Coochie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.