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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 Cypremort Point (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 Cypremort Point. 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.

Name Variations for Cypremort Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cypremort Point: Cypremort Pt.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.

Cypremort Point is located in Saint Mary 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 Mary Parish: Iberia, Saint Martin & Terrebonne.

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

  • Saint Mary Parish     (The home parish of Cypremort Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypremort Point, with the one closest to Cypremort Point listed first.
    • Cypremort
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Cote Blanche Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cote Blanche Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Blanche Landing
    • Florence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Glencoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Home Place
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
    • Ashton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Bodin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
    • Caneland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
    • Adeline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
    • Luke Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Luke Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Landing
    • South Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • Baldwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellerslie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ellerslie is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypremort Point, with the one closest to Cypremort Point listed first.
    • Avery Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lydia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Patoutville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Derouen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
    • Jeanerette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • New Iberia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Morbihan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • Loreauville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypremort Point, with the one closest to Cypremort Point listed first.
    • Youngsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Billeaud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Broussard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Milton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypremort Point, with the one closest to Cypremort Point listed first.
    • Cade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Delacroix
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Keystone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Duchamp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
    • Saint Martinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Banker Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Coteau Holmes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
    • Bankers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Levert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Saint John
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypremort Point, with the one closest to Cypremort Point listed first.
    • Delcambre
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Intracoastal City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Erath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Youngs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Abbeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Meaux
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
    • Maurice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Cypremort Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cypremort Point.

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 Cypremort Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ewing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Helens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Avery Island Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Migues Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Migues Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Migues Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Delcambre.
    • The Migues Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Miguez Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68214 <2>
  • Delino Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Joseph Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • McGowen Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayside Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Boynton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 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 Cypremort Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cypremort Point.

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

  • Cypremort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
  • Glencoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Patoutville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
  • Henry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Derouen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
  • Jeanerette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Sorrel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
  • New Iberia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Baldwin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Segura
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Segura is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
  • Burke
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Burke is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Charenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cypremort Point ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cypremort Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cypremort Point, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cypremort Point.

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 either 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 Cypremort Point:

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