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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gauthier. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gauthier to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gauthier, please Contact Us.
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 Gauthier (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 Gauthier. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gauthier is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Martin 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 Saint Martin Parish: Assumption, Iberia, Iberville, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, Saint Landry & Saint Mary.
Below are the parishes that are near Gauthier. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gauthier:
- Saint Martin Parish (The home parish of Gauthier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Parks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Levert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Saint John
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Isle Labbe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- Catahoula Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
- Saint Martinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Banker Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
- Breaux Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bankers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Delacroix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Coteau Holmes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
- Acadia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Higginbotham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Castille
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Rayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Church Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Iberia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Loreauville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morbihan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
- New Iberia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Derouen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
- Lydia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Patoutville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
- Avery Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jeanerette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Grosse Tete
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maringouin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Billeaud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
- Broussard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stekey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Carencro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ossun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Duson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- East Krotz Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
- Elliot City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- Lottie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fordoche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Arnaudville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frozard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Cankton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Grand Coteau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Krotz Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Port Barre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Opelousas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawtell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Adeline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Home Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Bodin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
- Charenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glencoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Ashton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caneland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
- Cypremort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilion Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Maurice
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Delcambre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Leroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Meaux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Indian Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Kaplan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gauthier, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Gauthier.
Cemeteries Near Gauthier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gauthier.
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 Gauthier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gauthier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Henderson.
- The St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68504 <3>
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butte La Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- #1 Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
- The St. John Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640777 <3>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jewish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.
While we didn't find Gauthier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gauthier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gauthier, with the one closest to Gauthier listed first.
- Saint Martinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Breaux Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delacroix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
- Broussard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duchamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Cade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burke is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Segura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Segura is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
- Loreauville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Iberia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arnaudville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carencro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gauthier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gauthier.
Newspapers Published in Gauthier ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gauthier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gauthier, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gauthier.
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 Gauthier:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Martin Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Acadia Parish
- Iberia Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Mary Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gauthier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Gauthier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |