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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elliot City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elliot City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elliot City, please Contact Us.
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 Elliot City (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 Elliot City. 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 doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Elliot City is historic, it would have been located within present day Pointe Coupee 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 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 Elliot City. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elliot City:
- Pointe Coupee Parish (The home parish of Elliot City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Lottie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Krotz Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
- Fordoche
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Oscar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morganza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dupont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jarreau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rougon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Avoyelles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Odenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Simmesport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Port Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Beauregard Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- East Feliciana Parish
- Lindsay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Maringouin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grosse Tete
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Stekey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Carencro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Krotz Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Half Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swayze Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Portage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Port Barre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnaudville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Immaculata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
- Lebeau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frozard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cecilia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Breaux Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
- Isle Labbe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- Bankers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Levert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Saint John
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Banker Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
- Bayou Chene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
- Coteau Holmes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Erwinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arbroth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Carey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Devalls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Lobdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Addis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Brusly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Port Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Tunica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Angola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weyanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elliot City, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Elliot City.
Cemeteries Near Elliot City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elliot City.
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 Elliot City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elliot City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- False River Station Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River Station Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the False River Station Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fordoche.
- The False River Station Cemetery has also been known as:
- False River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564758 <4>
- Sunlight Baptissst Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cabrini Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Travelers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Oak Lane Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Spur Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Morganza.
- The St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ann Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982886 <4>
- St. Marys Episcopal Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bright Morning Star Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.
While we didn't find Elliot City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elliot City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elliot City, with the one closest to Elliot City listed first.
- Fordoche
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Musson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Viva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Port Barre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grosse Tete
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elliot City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elliot City.
Newspapers Published in Elliot City ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elliot City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elliot City, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elliot City.
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 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 Elliot City:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Pointe Coupee Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Avoyelles Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Elliot City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elliot City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |