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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 Garden City (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 Garden City. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.

Garden City is located in Saint Mary Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Mary Parish: Iberia, Saint Martin & Terrebonne.

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

  • Saint Mary Parish     (The home parish of Garden City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Centerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Caffery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caffery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
      • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Sterling
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Verdunville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdunville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
      • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Irish Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
      • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Franklin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
      • Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Katy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Ricohoc
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricohoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
      • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Baldwin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
    • Calumet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Ashton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Belle River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
    • Pierre Part
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierre Part have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre Part
      • Pierre Part is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierre Part <2>
    • Attakapas Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attakapas Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Landing
      • Attakapas Landing is located in Assumption Parish
    • Attakapas Canal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Canal
      • Attakapas Canal is located in Assumption Parish
    • Bayou Crab
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Crab have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
      • Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
    • Lower Texas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
      • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
    • Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Corne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Corne
      • Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish
    • Bellewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
      • Bellewood is located in Assumption Parish
    • Grand Bayou
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
      • Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
    • Wildwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Assumption Parish
    • Brusle Saint Vincent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusle Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusle Saint Vincent
      • Brusle Saint Vincent is located in Assumption Parish
    • Elm Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Assumption Parish
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Jeanerette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Patoutville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patoutville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Lydia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Loreauville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loreauville
      • Loreauville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loreauville <2>
    • New Iberia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avery Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Derouen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Stephenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Bayou Geneve
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Geneve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Bayou Chene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Chene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Coteau Holmes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coteau Holmes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Bankers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • Gibson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Garden City ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garden City, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garden City.

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 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 Garden City:

Cemeteries Near Garden City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden City.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Stirling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stirling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stirling Cemetery
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
  • Palo Alto Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palo Alto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palo Alto Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68517 <4>
  • Perpetual Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gratt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gratt Cemetery
  • Israelite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Israelite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Israelite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67869 <4>
  • Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68444 <4>
  • North Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Bend Cemetery
  • Trinity UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (44 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.<5>

While we didn't find Garden City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garden City.

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

  • Bayou Sale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Sale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
    • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Irish Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
    • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ricohoc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricohoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
  • Charenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Patterson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sorrel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
    • Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Glencoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Berwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <2>
  • Jeanerette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Patoutville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patoutville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Cypremort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypremort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Ramos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
      • Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Garden City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7655, Longitude: -91.4657       In this case, the coordinates for Garden City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Garden City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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