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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 Greinwich Village (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 Greinwich Village. 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 Greinwich Village ...

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 Greinwich Village: Greinwich Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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/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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Greinwich Village 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 Greinwich Village. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greinwich Village:

  • Calcasieu Parish     (The home parish of Greinwich Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greinwich Village, with the one closest to Greinwich Village listed first.
    • Lake Charles
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Prien
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Westlake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ararat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Moss Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Iowa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Sulphur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Carlyss
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Bell City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Edgerly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Dequincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greinwich Village, with the one closest to Greinwich Village listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Reeves
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Le Blanc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
    • Kinder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greinwich Village, with the one closest to Greinwich Village listed first.
    • Ragley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Helme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Longville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Cameron Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greinwich Village, with the one closest to Greinwich Village listed first.
    • Grand Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Hackberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Creole
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Creole is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creole
    • Cameron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greinwich Village, with the one closest to Greinwich Village listed first.
    • Lacassine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <1>
    • Welsh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <1>
    • Roanoke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Greinwich Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greinwich Village.

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 Greinwich Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Orange Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Combre Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bilbo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Consolata Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prien Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Goos Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • LeBleu Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bagdad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ritchie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Fork Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Greinwich Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greinwich Village.

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

  • Lake Charles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chloe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
  • Westlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Grand Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Hackberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgerly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Vinton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Cameron
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Greinwich Village ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greinwich Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greinwich Village, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greinwich Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Greinwich Village:

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 Greinwich Village, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greinwich Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.