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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 Ged (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 Ged. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ged is located in Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish: Beauregard, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Newton (TX) & Orange (TX).

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

  • Calcasieu Parish     (The home parish of Ged)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ged, with the one closest to Ged listed first.
    • Vinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
    • Edgerly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Starks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Carlyss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Sulphur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Westlake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Charles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dequincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Greinwich Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Ararat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Moss Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beauregard Parish
    • Helme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Cameron Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ged, with the one closest to Ged listed first.
    • Hackberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Cameron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ged, with the one closest to Ged listed first.
    • Bunker Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Buna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ged, with the one closest to Ged listed first.
    • Groves
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Groves is located in Jefferson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
    • Port Neches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Arthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nederland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nederland is located in Jefferson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
    • Central Gardens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
    • Higgins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Higgins is located in Jefferson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Port Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton County (TX)
  • Orange County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ged, with the one closest to Ged listed first.
    • Orange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
    • West Orange
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinehurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • Lemonville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
    • Bridge City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mauriceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Texla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Texla is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
    • Terry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Terry is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Vidor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <1>
    • Pine Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Rose City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Rose City is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people

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

Cemeteries Near Ged ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ged.

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 Ged - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Comier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Granger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Benevolent Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • H.J. Moss Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for H.J. Moss Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the H.J. Moss Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of Sulphur.
    • The H.J. Moss Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calcasieu Cemetery
    • Moss Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68268 <3>
  • Big Woods Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Parish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jett 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.<4>

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

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

  • Vinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
  • Edgerly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Echo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Echo is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Orange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
  • Tulane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tulane is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
  • Hackberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Terry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Terry is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Westlake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Charles
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnsons Bayou
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnsons Bayou is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Bayou
  • Cameron
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chloe
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe

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

Newspapers Published in Ged ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ged.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ged, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ged.

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 Ged:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ged) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Ged, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.