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Introduction ...

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

We've added Fayette to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fayette, 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 Fayette (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 Fayette. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

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/counties 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/counties, 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 Fayette is historic, it would have been located within present day Beauregard 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 Beauregard Parish: Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vernon & Newton (TX).

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

  • Beauregard Parish     (The home parish of Fayette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Longville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ragley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dry Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Singer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • DeRidder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Helme
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
    • Ikes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Ludington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Sugartown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Merryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Reeves
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Le Blanc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
    • Indian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Cherry Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Mittie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tenmile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Elder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Elder is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
    • Coverdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Lauderdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Oberlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Marionville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Calcasieu Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Dequincy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Moss Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Westlake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Charles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Greinwich Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Iowa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Prien
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Carlyss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Edgerly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Fenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
    • Lacassine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <2>
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Cole Central
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
    • Rosepine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pinewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Cravens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Dido
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Pitkin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Bon Wier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Fayette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayette.

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

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

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Frusha Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gillie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barentine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Creel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyles Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingrey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Havens Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alston Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Nevils Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopwell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Fayette in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fayette.

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

  • Westlake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Chloe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
  • Lake Charles
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Iowa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Edgerly
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Belgrade
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Belgrade is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade

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

Newspapers Published in Fayette ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayette, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fayette.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fayette:

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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fayette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.