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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 Coteau Holmes (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 Coteau Holmes. 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 doctors and 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 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.

Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin 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 Saint Martin Parish: Assumption, Iberia, Iberville, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, Saint Landry & Saint Mary.

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

  • Saint Martin Parish     (The home parish of Coteau Holmes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coteau Holmes, with the one closest to Coteau Holmes listed first.
    • Bankers
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Isle Labbe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Banker Plantation
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Catahoula Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
    • Levert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Saint John
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint Martinville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Keystone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Parks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <1>
    • Delacroix
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Bayou Chene
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
    • Cade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coteau Holmes, with the one closest to Coteau Holmes listed first.
    • Loreauville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Morbihan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • New Iberia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lydia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jeanerette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Patoutville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Derouen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
    • Avery Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coteau Holmes, with the one closest to Coteau Holmes listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Grosse Tete
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maringouin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plaquemine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coteau Holmes, with the one closest to Coteau Holmes listed first.
    • Billeaud
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Broussard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Youngsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Milton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Stekey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
    • Carencro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Scott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <1>
    • Ossun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Duson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coteau Holmes, with the one closest to Coteau Holmes listed first.
    • East Krotz Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
    • Elliot City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
    • Lottie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coteau Holmes, with the one closest to Coteau Holmes listed first.
    • Portage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Arnaudville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Frozard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
    • Krotz Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cankton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Grand Coteau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coteau Holmes, with the one closest to Coteau Holmes listed first.
    • Adeline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
    • Charenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Bodin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
    • Caneland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
    • Home Place
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
    • Glencoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Baldwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Cypremort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Katy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Caffery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coteau Holmes, with the one closest to Coteau Holmes listed first.
    • Delcambre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Erath
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <1>
    • Maurice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Abbeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Meaux
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
    • Andrew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
    • Indian Bayou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou

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

Cemeteries Near Coteau Holmes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coteau Holmes.

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 Coteau Holmes - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • #1 Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bunk Johnsons Grave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte La Rose Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Bernard Cemetery #2
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boynton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Henderson.
    • The St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68504 <2>
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bayside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • St. Bernard Cemetery #1
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Coteau Holmes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coteau Holmes.

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

  • Loreauville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Martinville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Delacroix
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
  • Burke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Burke is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Segura
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Segura is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
  • New Iberia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bayou Chene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
  • Duchamp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
  • Broussard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Breaux Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Derouen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Patoutville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Jeanerette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Youngsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Coteau Holmes ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coteau Holmes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coteau Holmes, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coteau Holmes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Coteau Holmes:

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 Coteau Holmes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coteau Holmes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.