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 Fosters Canal (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 Fosters Canal. 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 Fosters Canal ...
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.
While the name of this community is Fosters Canal, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fosters Canal may originally have been Foster's Canal.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fosters Canal might be written as Foster Canal.
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.
Fosters Canal is located in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish: Jefferson, Orleans & Saint Bernard.
Below are the parishes that are near Fosters Canal. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fosters Canal:
- Plaquemines Parish (The home parish of Fosters Canal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Canal, with the one closest to Fosters Canal listed first.
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Bohemia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Happy Jack
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
- Potash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
- Pointe a la Hache
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Pointe A La Hache
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Sulphur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Daisy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Nairn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Canal, with the one closest to Fosters Canal listed first.
- Lafitte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Isle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barataria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jean Lafitte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
- Timberlane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Estelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Woodmere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Canal, with the one closest to Fosters Canal listed first.
- Hopedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Reggio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reggio is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reggio
- Alluvial City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
- Shell Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Yscloskey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
- Toca
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Verret
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Saint Bernard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sebastopol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Poydras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Violet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mohawk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Saxonholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fosters Canal, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Fosters Canal.
Cemeteries Near Fosters Canal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fosters Canal.
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 Fosters Canal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fosters Canal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fosters Canal, with the one closest to Fosters Canal listed first.
- Feets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ancal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Paulinus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pt. Celeste Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nero Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Cannon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nairn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Range Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Fosters Canal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fosters Canal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fosters Canal, with the one closest to Fosters Canal listed first.
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Grand Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Bohemia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Happy Jack
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Potash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- West Pointe A La Hache
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Home Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Daisy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Point Celeste
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Point Celeste is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Celeste
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Nairn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fosters Canal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fosters Canal.
Newspapers Published in Fosters Canal ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fosters Canal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fosters Canal, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fosters Canal.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fosters Canal:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Plaquemines Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fosters Canal, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fosters Canal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |