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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 East Krotz Springs (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 East Krotz Springs. 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 East Krotz Springs ...

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 have occurred.

East Krotz Springs was originally named Latania

  • A typical abbreviation for East Krotz Springs: E. Krotz Springs

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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Pointe Coupee Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana.

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

  • Pointe Coupee Parish     (The home parish of East Krotz Springs)
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Krotz Springs, with the one closest to East Krotz Springs listed first.
    • Higginbotham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Church Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
      • Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <2>
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Krotz Springs, with the one closest to East Krotz Springs listed first.
    • Odenburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dupont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Simmesport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
      • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <2>
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Port Hudson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Krotz Springs, with the one closest to East Krotz Springs listed first.
    • Maringouin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
      • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <2>
    • Rosedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
    • Grosse Tete
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Tete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Tete
      • Grosse Tete is located in Iberville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Tete <2>
  • Lafayette Parish
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Krotz Springs, with the one closest to East Krotz Springs listed first.
    • Krotz Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
      • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <2>
    • Half Moon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swayze Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Melville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Portage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Port Barre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Arnaudville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Elba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elba
      • From East Krotz Springs to Elba
    • Palmetto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <2>
    • Frozard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Immaculata
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Immaculata have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Krotz Springs, with the one closest to East Krotz Springs listed first.
    • Henderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cecilia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilia
      • Cecilia is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilia <2>
    • Breaux Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <2>
    • Catahoula Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catahoula Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Isle Labbe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle Labbe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Levert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Levert
      • From East Krotz Springs to Levert
    • Saint John
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Banker Plantation
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bankers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bankers
      • From East Krotz Springs to Bankers
    • Coteau Holmes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coteau Holmes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Bayou Chene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Krotz Springs, with the one closest to East Krotz Springs listed first.
    • Erwinville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Arbroth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Carey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wilbert ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
      • Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Devalls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lobdell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lobdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
      • Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lobdell
      • From East Krotz Springs to Lobdell
    • Brusly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
      • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <2>
    • Addis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
      • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <2>
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Krotz Springs, with the one closest to East Krotz Springs listed first.
    • Saint Francisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
      • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <2>
    • Tunica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <2>
    • Angola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near East Krotz Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Krotz Springs.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Krotz Springs, with the one closest to East Krotz Springs 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.<6>

While we didn't find East Krotz Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Krotz Springs.

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

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

Newspapers Published in East Krotz Springs ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Krotz Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Krotz Springs, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Krotz Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 East Krotz Springs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Krotz Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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- East Krotz Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Krotz Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5370, Longitude: -91.7407    
<6>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 East Krotz Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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