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 Grand River (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 Grand River. 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 Grand River ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grand River: Grand Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grand River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand River.
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.
Grand River is located in Iberville 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 Iberville Parish: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Pointe Coupee, Saint Martin & West Baton Rouge.
Below are the parishes that are near Grand River. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grand River:
- Iberville Parish (The home parish of Grand River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Plaquemine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grosse Tete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Bayou Goula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iberville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Carville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Gabriel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maringouin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Southwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Geismar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Dutch Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Bullion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Cornerview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Darrow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Donaldsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hope Villa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prairieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duplessis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aben
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Corne
- Bruly Saint Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
- Grand Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Pierre Part
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Belle Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Kessler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Monty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Belle Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Belle River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Gardere
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Beauregard Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Essen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Lynwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Oak Hills Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Baton Rouge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Inniswold
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Westminster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Maribel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Iberia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Loreauville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morbihan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
- Jeanerette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Iberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patoutville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
- Lydia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Livonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oscar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rougon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lottie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jarreau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elliot City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- Fordoche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Krotz Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
- Dupont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Krotz Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Bayou Chene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
- Catahoula Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
- Coteau Holmes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
- Bankers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Isle Labbe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- Banker Plantation
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint John
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Levert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Parks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Martinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cecilia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Saint Mary Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Charenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Adeline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Irish Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
- Katy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Ashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caffery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
- Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Bodin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
- Caneland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Addis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <1>
- Brusly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <1>
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Carey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Port Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Devalls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Lobdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Erwinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arbroth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grand River, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Grand River.
Cemeteries Near Grand River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand River.
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 Grand River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grand River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highlands Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nazarene Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Conrad Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Baptist Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Oak Lane Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Grand River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grand River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grand River, with the one closest to Grand River listed first.
- Bayou Chene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
- Plaquemine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grosse Tete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bayou Goula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Musson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Dorcyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
- Brusly Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunshine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Gardere
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Saint Gabriel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Port Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lobdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Devalls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Loreauville
(22 miles [35.4 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 Grand River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grand River.
Newspapers Published in Grand River ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grand River, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grand River.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grand River:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Iberville Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberia Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Saint Mary Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Grand River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grand River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |