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 False River (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 False River. 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 False River ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for False River: False Riv.
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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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.
False River is located in 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 False River. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to False River:
- Pointe Coupee Parish (The home parish of False River)
- The following are listed by their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Livonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fordoche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lottie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elliot City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- Oscar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jarreau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- East Krotz Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
- Lakeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morganza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avoyelles Parish
- Odenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Port Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Baker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
- Beauregard Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Tristian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Zachary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Baton Rouge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zion City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Brownfields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Maribel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Lindsay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Slaughter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Maringouin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grosse Tete
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Plaquemine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Parish
- Stekey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Krotz Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Swayze Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Portage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Palmetto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Barre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arnaudville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Immaculata
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
- Lebeau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Henderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecilia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catahoula Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
- Breaux Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Isle Labbe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Erwinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arbroth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Carey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Devalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Lobdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Brusly
(23 miles [37 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 <1>
- Port Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Addis
(24 miles [38.6 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 <1>
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Tunica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Angola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weyanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to False River, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for False River.
Cemeteries Near False River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of False River.
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 False River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for False River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- False River Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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<2> 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 <3>
- Sunlight Baptissst Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cabrini Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Travelers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Spur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Oak Lane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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<2> 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 <3>
- St. Marys Episcopal Chapel 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.<4>
While we didn't find False River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of False River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from False River, with the one closest to False River listed first.
- Livonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fordoche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Musson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Viva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ventress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grosse Tete
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pointe Coupee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Arbroth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Anchor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around False River. See our List of 1890's Communities around False River.
Newspapers Published in False River ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around False River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of False River, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for False River.
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 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 False River:
- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- False River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 False River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |