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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 Fish Island (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 Fish Island. 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 Fish Island ...

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 Fish Island: Fish Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Fish Island is located in Iberia 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 Iberia Parish: Assumption, Iberville, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Saint Mary & Vermilion.

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

  • Iberia Parish     (The home parish of Fish Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Island, with the one closest to Fish Island listed first.
    • Jeanerette
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Patoutville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Loreauville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lydia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Morbihan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • New Iberia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Derouen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
    • Avery Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Ascension Parish
    • Barton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Island, with the one closest to Fish Island listed first.
    • Belle River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Pierre Part
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Corne
    • Grand Bayou
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
    • Attakapas Canal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Attakapas Canal is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Canal
    • Attakapas Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Attakapas Landing is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Landing
    • Bruly Saint Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
    • Upper Texas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
    • Westfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Westfield is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Bayou Crab
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
    • Brusle Saint Vincent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Brusle Saint Vincent is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusle Saint Vincent
    • Lula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Island, with the one closest to Fish Island listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Bayou Goula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • White Castle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plaquemine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrisonville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Island, with the one closest to Fish Island listed first.
    • Billeaud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Broussard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Island, with the one closest to Fish Island listed first.
    • Bayou Chene
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
    • Coteau Holmes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
    • Bankers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Banker Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Catahoula Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
    • Isle Labbe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Keystone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Saint John
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint Martinville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Delacroix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Levert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Cade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Island, with the one closest to Fish Island listed first.
    • Charenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Adeline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
    • Baldwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Katy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Ashton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Bodin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
    • Caneland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
    • Caffery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
    • Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Irish Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Home Place
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Island, with the one closest to Fish Island listed first.
    • Delcambre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Erath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Fish Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fish Island.

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 Fish Island - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Charenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sorrel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
  • Jeanerette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Baldwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Irish Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
  • Bayou Chene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
  • Patoutville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Glencoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Loreauville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayou Sale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
  • New Iberia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cypremort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Segura
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Segura is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
    • Ricohoc
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc

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

Newspapers Published in Fish Island ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fish Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fish Island, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fish Island.

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 Fish Island:

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 Fish Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fish Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.