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 Galvez (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 Galvez. 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 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.
Galvez is located in Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston & Saint James.
Below are the parishes that are near Galvez. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Galvez:
- Ascension Parish (The home parish of Galvez)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Little Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Hobart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Brignac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Duplessis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Galvez Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Claybank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Summerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Weber City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prairieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cornerview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Bullion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Belle Terre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Belle Alliance
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Brulie Maurin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Belle Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Lula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Monty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Bruly Saint Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
- Kessler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sweet Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Old Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Shenandoah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Perkins Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Village Saint George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Woodshire Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Oak Hills Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Inniswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Essen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Lynwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Gardere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Saint Gabriel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bayou Goula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Plaquemine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lafourche Parish
- Chackbay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Port Vincent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- French Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denham Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Maurepas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Killian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Watson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grangeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Chatman Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Free Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Uncle Sam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Convent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Gramercy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lutcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paulina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vacherie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lagan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- North Vacherie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Wallace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Garyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edgard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laplace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Wadesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Baptist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Akers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Manchac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Ponchatoula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Natalbany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Port Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Addis
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Lobdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Carey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Devalls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Galvez, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Galvez.
Cemeteries Near Galvez ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galvez.
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 Galvez - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Galvez covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Ficklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Faithful Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ealy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doug Decoteau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. William Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Cornerview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Felder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Galvez had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Galvez, with the one closest to Galvez listed first.
- Port Vincent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Dutch Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Gonzales
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Amant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- French Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Geismar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Southwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Hohen Solms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- Belle Helene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Colyell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Saint Gabriel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cofield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Galvez. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galvez.
Newspapers Published in Galvez ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Galvez.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Galvez, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Galvez.
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 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 Galvez:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Ascension Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Livingston 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 Galvez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Galvez) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |