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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 Faubourg (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 Faubourg. 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 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.

Faubourg is located in Saint Landry 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 Saint Landry Parish: Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee & Saint Martin.

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

  • Saint Landry Parish     (The home parish of Faubourg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faubourg, with the one closest to Faubourg listed first.
    • Boretta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
    • Morrow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
    • Immaculata
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
    • Lebeau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lawtell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Opelousas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Jack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
    • Palmetto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Port Barre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Leonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faubourg, with the one closest to Faubourg listed first.
    • Church Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Higginbotham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Castille
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faubourg, with the one closest to Faubourg listed first.
    • Bond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bond is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
    • Pawnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Oakdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faubourg, with the one closest to Faubourg listed first.
    • Gold Dust
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
    • Milburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Milburn is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Eola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Bunkie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <1>
    • Evergreen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Hickory
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Cottonport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dupont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Plaucheville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hessmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mansura
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Moreauville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faubourg, with the one closest to Faubourg listed first.
    • Ville Platte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Landry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Chicot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
    • Chataignier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mamou
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <1>
    • Pine Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Reddell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Turkey Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Duralde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
    • Tyrone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Unatex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
    • Basile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <1>
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faubourg, with the one closest to Faubourg listed first.
    • Carencro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Stekey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
    • Ossun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faubourg, with the one closest to Faubourg listed first.
    • Ravenswood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Legonier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
    • East Krotz Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
    • Elliot City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faubourg, with the one closest to Faubourg listed first.
    • Cheneyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Loyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Echo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lecompte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenmora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Longleaf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McNary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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

Cemeteries Near Faubourg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faubourg.

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

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

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

  • Old Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Soileaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Young Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Deville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whipp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chimleyville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fontenot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Ville Platte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lafleur Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Memorial Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...

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

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

  • Boretta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
  • Garland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Dubuisson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
  • Whiteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Barbreck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
  • Plaisance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
  • Beggs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
  • Big Cane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
  • Opelousas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Palmetto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Port Barre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Faubourg ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faubourg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faubourg, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Faubourg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Faubourg:

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 Faubourg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Faubourg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.