Our Genealogy Helper
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 Denson (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 Denson. 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.
Denson is located in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.
Below are the parishes that are near Denson. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denson:
- Livingston Parish (The home parish of Denson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Maurepas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Killian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- French Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Starns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Denham Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <1>
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Brignac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Claybank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Saint Amant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sorrento
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brittany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Galvez Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Galvez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Gonzales
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Brulie Maurin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Belle Terre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Belle Alliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Belle Rose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Freetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Kessler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Lula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Monty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Plattenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Shenandoah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Woodshire Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Old Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Perkins Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Village Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Oak Hills Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Inniswold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Essen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Lynwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Carville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Gabriel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iberville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Jefferson Parish
- Kenner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Kraemer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chackbay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Gypsy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Killona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Taft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Norco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hahnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Sarpy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Destrehan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Rose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boutte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena Parish
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Gramercy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lutcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paulina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Vacherie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Uncle Sam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Lane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Chatman Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Convent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Lagan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Garyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edgard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reserve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Frenier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Laplace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Goodbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Akers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manchac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Wadesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Ponchatoula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Hammond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Natalbany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Tickfaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Robert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denson, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Denson.
Cemeteries Near Denson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denson.
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 Denson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Maurepas Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Redding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schroeder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Efferson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smiley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Denson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Denson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denson, with the one closest to Denson listed first.
- Maurepas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bayou Barbary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Killian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Head of Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- French Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colyell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manchac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Port Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Amant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denson.
Newspapers Published in Denson ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denson, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denson.
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 Denson:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Jefferson Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Denson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Denson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |