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 Golden Ridge (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 Golden Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Golden Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Golden Ridge: Golden Rdg. (or less commonly used: Golden Rdge. or Golden Ridg.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 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.
Golden Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish : Ascension , East Feliciana , Iberville , Livingston , Saint Helena , West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana .
Below are the parishes that are near Golden Ridge. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golden Ridge:
East Baton Rouge Parish (The home parish of Golden Ridge)
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Brownfields (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Baker (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <2>
Zion City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Tristian Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Maribel Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maribel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Merrydale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Beauregard Town (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Central (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <2>
Zachary (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <2>
Monticello (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Greenwell Springs (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Springs Greenwell Springs is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwell Springs <2>
Westminster (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Ascension Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Bullion (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion Bullion is located in Ascension Parish Hope Villa (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish Oak Grove (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish Hobart (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Hobart is located in Ascension Parish Prairieville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville Prairieville is located in Ascension Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairieville <2>
Galvez Town (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galvez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish Little Prairie (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish Claybank (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claybank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Claybank is located in Ascension Parish Duplessis (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Dutch Town (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish Galvez (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galvez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Galvez is located in Ascension Parish Southwood (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Southwood is located in Ascension Parish Cornerview (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish East Feliciana Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Lindsay (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish Slaughter (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <2>
Bells Store ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish Ethel (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Blairstown (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blairstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish Jackson (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
Clinton (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
Wilson (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Norwood (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
Woodland (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish Iberville Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Morrisonville ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrisonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish Iberville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville Iberville is located in Iberville Parish Sunshine (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish Plaquemine (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <2>
Grosse Tete (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Tete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Tete Grosse Tete is located in Iberville Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Tete <2>
Saint Gabriel (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Rosedale (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
Indian Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish Maringouin (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <2>
Bayou Goula (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Carville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville Carville is located in Iberville Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carville <2>
White Castle (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle White Castle is located in Iberville Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <2>
Livingston Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Denham Springs (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish 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 <2>
Watson (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Watson is located in Livingston Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <2>
Walker (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Walker is located in Livingston Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
Oldfield (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish Port Vincent (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
Livingston (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Livingston is located in Livingston Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
French Settlement (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Holden (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Holden is located in Livingston Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
Starns (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns Starns is located in Livingston Parish Pointe Coupee Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Hermitage (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish Glynn (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynn Glynn is located in Pointe Coupee Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glynn <2>
Rougon (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougon Rougon is located in Pointe Coupee Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougon <2>
Lakeland (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Ventress (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Patin (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish Jarreau (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarreau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarreau Jarreau is located in Pointe Coupee Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarreau <2>
Oscar (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
New Roads (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Dupont (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Livonia (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Fordoche (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Lottie (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie Lottie is located in Pointe Coupee Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lottie <2>
Saint Helena Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Grangeville (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish Pine Grove (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Pine Grove is located in Saint Helena Parish Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <2>
West Baton Rouge Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Lobdell (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lobdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Port Allen (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Devalls (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Carey (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Arbroth (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Brusly (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <2>
Wilbert ‑ Historic(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Erwinville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Addis (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <2>
West Feliciana Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Saint Francisville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <2>
Bains (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish Rogillioville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogillioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish Converse ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish Wakefield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golden Ridge, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Golden Ridge .
Cemeteries Near Golden Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden Ridge.
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 Golden Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golden Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Devall Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devall Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Southern Memorial Gardens (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Live Oak Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Nickwack Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickwack Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickwack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Hillcrest Memorial Gardens (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery Barnes Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Benevolent Society Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benevolent Society Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benevolent Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Roselawn Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Gilbert Memorial Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Memorial Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Devall Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devall Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Edwards Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Continue List (279 more) ...
Jewish Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
St. Joseph Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Baton Rouge National Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Golden Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golden Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golden Ridge, with the one closest to Golden Ridge listed first.
Baker (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <2>
Lobdell (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lobdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Irene (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Port Allen (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Zachary (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <2>
Devalls (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Magnolia (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Arbroth (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Brusly Landing (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Port Hudson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Hudson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Lindsay (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish Continue List (14 more) ...
Denham Springs (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish 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 <2>
Slaughter (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <2>
Gardere (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golden Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golden Ridge .
Newspapers Published in Golden Ridge ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golden Ridge, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Golden Ridge.
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 Golden Ridge:
Websites specific to Louisiana Pages specific to East Baton Rouge Parish Genealogy information for nearby parishes
Ascension Parish East Feliciana Parish Iberville Parish Livingston Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Saint Helena Parish West Baton Rouge Parish West Feliciana Parish Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Golden Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
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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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. 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 Golden Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Golden Ridge) to Point B.