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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 Georgeville (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 Georgeville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Georgeville is primarily located in Livingston Parish. A portion of Georgeville extends into Saint Helena 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 Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.

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

  • Livingston Parish     (The home parish of Georgeville)
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgeville, with the one closest to Georgeville listed first.
    • Claybank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
    • Galvez Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
    • Summerfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Little Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
    • Galvez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
    • Hobart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Brignac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
    • Hope Villa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgeville, with the one closest to Georgeville listed first.
    • Baywood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Stonypoint ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
    • Pride
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Greenwell Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Central
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
    • Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Woodshire Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
    • Boganvilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Shenandoah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Old Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
    • Brownfields
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
    • Merrydale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgeville, with the one closest to Georgeville listed first.
    • Blairstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgeville, with the one closest to Georgeville listed first.
    • Montpelier
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Pine Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Grangeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
    • Chipola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgeville, with the one closest to Georgeville listed first.
    • Folsom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
    • Goodbee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Tangipahoa Parish
  • Washington Parish
  • Amite County (MS)
  • Pike County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgeville, with the one closest to Georgeville listed first.
    • Osyka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
    • Chatawa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Georgeville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgeville.

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

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

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

  • Bradford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oliphant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Herring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bankston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Natalbany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Causey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Durbin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Durbin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sharkey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (516 more) ...
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Warren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Starns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Amite City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tickfaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Greensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hammond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oldfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
  • Grangeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Springville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Springville is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tangipahoa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Walker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Georgeville ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgeville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgeville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgeville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Georgeville:

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>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 Georgeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Georgeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.