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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 Frilot Cove (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 Frilot Cove. 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 Frilot Cove ...

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 Frilot Cove: Frilot Cv.

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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.

Frilot Cove is located in Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Jefferson Davis, Rapides & Saint Landry.

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

  • Evangeline Parish     (The home parish of Frilot Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • Ville Platte
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chataignier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mamou
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <1>
    • Reddell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Landry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Chicot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
    • Pine Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duralde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
    • Tyrone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Turkey Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Unatex
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
    • Basile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <1>
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • Church Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Higginbotham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Castille
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
    • Ellis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Iota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Rayne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Crowley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • Bond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bond is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
    • Oakdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ward is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • Gold Dust
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
    • Milburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Milburn is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Eola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Bunkie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <1>
    • Evergreen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hickory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Dupont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Cottonport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Plaucheville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hessmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Odenburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Elton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • Carencro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ossun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
    • Stekey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
    • Duson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Scott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <1>
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • East Krotz Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
    • Ravenswood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • Cheneyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Loyd
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • Lawtell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Opelousas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boretta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
    • Lewisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Rosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
    • Port Barre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Immaculata
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
    • Lebeau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eunice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <1>
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
    • Grand Coteau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frilot Cove, with the one closest to Frilot Cove listed first.
    • Cecilia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Breaux Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Frilot Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frilot Cove.

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 Frilot Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Frilot Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafleur Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Atteles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Soileaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jules Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bertrand Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pitre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...

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

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

  • Plaisance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
  • Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Opelousas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beggs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
  • Garland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Boretta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
  • Dubuisson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
  • Whiteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Prudhomme
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
  • Barbreck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
  • Rosa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
  • Church Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shuteston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
    • Port Barre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Morrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Frilot Cove ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frilot Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frilot Cove, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frilot Cove.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Frilot Cove:

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 Frilot Cove, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Frilot Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.