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 French Settlement Ferry (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 French Settlement Ferry. 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 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.
French Settlement Ferry is located in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.
Below are the parishes that are near French Settlement Ferry. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to French Settlement Ferry:
- Livingston Parish (The home parish of French Settlement Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- French Settlement
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Port Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Maurepas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Killian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Holden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denham Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <1>
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Summerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Brignac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Claybank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Saint Amant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brittany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sorrento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Galvez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Galvez Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Gonzales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duplessis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Belle Terre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Brulie Maurin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Belle Alliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Belle Rose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Freetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Monty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Kessler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Lula
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sweet Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Bruly Saint Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
- Plattenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Old Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Shenandoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Woodshire Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Perkins Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Village Saint George
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Oak Hills Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Inniswold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Essen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Gardere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Lynwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Saint Gabriel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Iberville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bayou Goula
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Plaquemine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Chackbay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Kraemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Gypsy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Killona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Taft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Norco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hahnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Gramercy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chatman Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Free Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Lutcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Uncle Sam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Convent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Paulina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vacherie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Lagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Saint James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Garyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Edgard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laplace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Wadesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Baptist
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Akers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Manchac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Ponchatoula
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Natalbany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Tickfaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Port Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <1>
- Brusly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to French Settlement Ferry, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for French Settlement Ferry.
Cemeteries Near French Settlement Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of French Settlement Ferry.
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 French Settlement Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for French Settlement Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doug Decoteau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. William Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Faithful Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ealy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ficklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 French Settlement Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of French Settlement Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from French Settlement Ferry, with the one closest to French Settlement Ferry listed first.
- Head of Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- French Settlement
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Port Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Saint Amant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maurepas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bayou Barbary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Galvez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Colyell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Gonzales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Killian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around French Settlement Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around French Settlement Ferry.
Newspapers Published in French Settlement Ferry ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around French Settlement Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of French Settlement Ferry, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for French Settlement Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 French Settlement Ferry:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 French Settlement Ferry, 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- French Settlement Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |