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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 Florence Landing (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 Florence Landing. 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 Florence Landing ...

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 Florence Landing: Florence Lndg. (or less commonly used: Florence Lndng.)

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 southwest 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 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.

Florence Landing is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish: Acadia, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis & Lafayette.

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

  • Vermilion Parish     (The home parish of Florence Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Landing, with the one closest to Florence Landing listed first.
    • Gueydan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kaplan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <1>
    • Andrew
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
    • Meaux
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Bayou
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
    • Leroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Abbeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Youngs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Intracoastal City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Maurice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Erath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Landing, with the one closest to Florence Landing listed first.
    • Morse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Estherwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mermentau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ebenezer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Egan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Crowley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Evangeline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rayne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Iota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
  • Calcasieu Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Landing, with the one closest to Florence Landing listed first.
    • Hayes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron Parish
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Landing, with the one closest to Florence Landing listed first.
    • Lake Arthur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jennings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <1>
    • Roanoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Welsh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <1>
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Landing, with the one closest to Florence Landing listed first.
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Duson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>
    • Milton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Florence Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Florence Landing.

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 Florence Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gueydon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Leger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Simon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Istre Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Greene Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanks Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Suire Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Cossinade Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crossinade Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Mermentau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Estherwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Bayou
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Crowley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Abbeville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Henry
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Ridge
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Rayne
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartville ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
  • Grand Chenier
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Duson
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Florence Landing ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Florence Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Florence Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Florence Landing.

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 Florence Landing:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Florence Landing) 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 Florence Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.