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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 Duplessis (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 Duplessis. 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.

Duplessis is located in Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston & Saint James.

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

  • Ascension Parish     (The home parish of Duplessis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duplessis, with the one closest to Duplessis listed first.
    • Galvez
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
    • Cornerview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
    • Hobart
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Little Prairie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Prairieville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gonzales
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brignac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
    • Weber City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Galvez Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
    • Bullion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Brittany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Assumption Parish
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duplessis, with the one closest to Duplessis listed first.
    • Old Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
    • Shenandoah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Village Saint George
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
    • Oak Hills Place
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
    • Perkins Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
    • Woodshire Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
    • Inniswold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burtville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Essen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardere
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
    • Lynwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Westminster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Monticello
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Iberville Parish
  • Lafourche Parish
    • Chackbay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
  • Livingston Parish
  • Saint James Parish
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duplessis, with the one closest to Duplessis listed first.
    • Wallace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Garyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Reserve
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Laplace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tangipahoa Parish
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duplessis, with the one closest to Duplessis listed first.
    • Brusly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <1>
    • Port Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Addis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <1>
    • Lobdell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilbert ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
    • Carey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Devalls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Duplessis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duplessis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Duplessis ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duplessis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duplessis, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duplessis.

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 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 Duplessis:

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