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 Greenwood (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 Greenwood. 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 doctors and 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.
Greenwood is located in Saint Mary 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 Mary Parish: Iberia, Saint Martin & Terrebonne.
Below are the parishes that are near Greenwood. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenwood:
- Saint Mary Parish (The home parish of Greenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Morgan City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morgan City Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
- Amelia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Bayou Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilsons Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
- Calumet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Ricohoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
- Verdunville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
- Maria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Barton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Donaldsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Ursa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ursa is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
- Attakapas Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Attakapas Landing is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Landing
- Lower Texas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
- Bayou Crab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
- Upper Texas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
- Dwight Fields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
- Attakapas Canal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Attakapas Canal is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Canal
- Belle River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Brule
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brule is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
- Georgia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Himalaya
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
- Bellewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellewood is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Acadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
- Thibodaux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chackbay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Bayou Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
- Kraemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Lagan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Saint James
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Chatman Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Convent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Free Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Stephenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
- Bayou Geneve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
- Terrebonne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Donner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chacahoula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Ardoyne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
- Magnolia Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Schriever
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bayou Cane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
- Broadmoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- Houma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Theriot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenwood, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Greenwood.
Cemeteries Near Greenwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwood.
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 Greenwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Morgan City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berwick Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patterson.
- The St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Patterson Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143457 <2>
- Iberts Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belle River Baptist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- St. Philomena Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Evening Star Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn UMC Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Greenwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
- Ramos
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
- Morgan City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Amelia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ricohoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
- Chacahoula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Labadieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
- Bayou Sale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
- Bertie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Napoleonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Schriever
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwood.
Newspapers Published in Greenwood ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenwood.
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 Greenwood:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Mary Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Terrebonne 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 Greenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Greenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |