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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 Cut Off (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 Cut Off. 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 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.

Cut Off is located in Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish: Assumption, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Terrebonne.

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

  • Lafourche Parish     (The home parish of Cut Off)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut Off, with the one closest to Cut Off listed first.
    • Larose
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Galliano
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Faleau ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Golden Meadow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gheens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mathews
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Godchaux
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Bayou Blue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Jefferson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut Off, with the one closest to Cut Off listed first.
    • Lafitte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barataria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jean Lafitte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Crown Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Estelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Avondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodmere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
    • Waggaman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Westwego
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridge City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Harahan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Marrero
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Plaquemines Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut Off, with the one closest to Cut Off listed first.
    • Jesuit Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
    • Monsecour
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
    • Myrtle Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Carlisle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Linwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Stella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Belle Chasse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Scarsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut Off, with the one closest to Cut Off listed first.
    • Camardelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Chaudiere Casse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Tabatiere Perdue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Bayou Gauche
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Des Allemands
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Vallier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • Boutte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mimosa Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
    • Davis ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Lone Star
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Luling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Destrehan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut Off, with the one closest to Cut Off listed first.
    • Montegut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Point Barre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
    • Bourg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chauvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lapeyrouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Houma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Dulac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Cane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Theriot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Cocodrie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cocodrie is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocodrie
    • Gray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ardoyne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne

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

Cemeteries Near Cut Off ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cut Off.

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 Cut Off - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lange - Calahan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheramie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pitre Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Surgney Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Holy Savior Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Savior Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Savior Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lockport.
    • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Savior Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Holy Savior Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1286890 <2>
  • Dugas Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Fountain Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (71 more) ...
    • Bisland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Elie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Houma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <2>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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, Cut Off had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gheens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montegut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barataria
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raceland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Allemands
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Houma
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Vallier
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
  • Ironton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ironton is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Saint Rosalie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Saint Rosalie is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosalie
  • Alliance
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Jesuit Bend
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dulac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Burbridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Burbridge is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbridge

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

Newspapers Published in Cut Off ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cut Off.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cut Off, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cut Off.

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 Cut Off:

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>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- Cut Off) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cut Off, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.