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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Faleau. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Faleau to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Faleau, 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 Faleau (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 Faleau. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Faleau is historic, it would have been located within present day Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish: Assumption, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Terrebonne.

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

  • Lafourche Parish     (The home parish of Faleau)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faleau, with the one closest to Faleau listed first.
    • Golden Meadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Galliano
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cut Off
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Larose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Leeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Lockport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gheens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Port Fourchon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Fourchon is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Fourchon
    • Mathews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Blue
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Raceland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Godchaux
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
  • Jefferson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faleau, with the one closest to Faleau listed first.
    • Lafitte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Isle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Barataria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jean Lafitte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Crown Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plaquemines Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faleau, with the one closest to Faleau listed first.
    • Myrtle Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Carlisle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Monsecour
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faleau, with the one closest to Faleau listed first.
    • Camardelle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Chaudiere Casse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Tabatiere Perdue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Bayou Gauche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Des Allemands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faleau, with the one closest to Faleau listed first.
    • Montegut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Barre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
    • Lapeyrouse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Chauvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bourg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cocodrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cocodrie is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocodrie
    • Dulac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Theriot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Houma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <2>
    • Bayou Cane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor

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

Cemeteries Near Faleau ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faleau.

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

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

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

  • Pitre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cheramie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Surgney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lange - Calahan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dugas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Alombro Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Thibodaux Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bisland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Elie Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southeast of Houma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <3>

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

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

  • Cut Off
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Montegut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gheens
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dulac
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Grand Isle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Theriot
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
  • Houma
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <2>
  • Barataria
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Raceland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Southdown
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
  • Myrtle Grove
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Ironton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ironton is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Saint Rosalie
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Rosalie is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosalie

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

Newspapers Published in Faleau ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faleau.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faleau, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Faleau.

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 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 Faleau:

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 Faleau, 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>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Faleau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.