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 Head of Island (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 Head of Island. 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 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.
Head of Island is located in Livingston 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 Head of Island. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Head of Island:
- Livingston Parish (The home parish of Head of Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- French Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maurepas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Killian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Denham Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- 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 <1>
- Starns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Brignac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Saint Amant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claybank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Brittany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sorrento
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Galvez Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Galvez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Gonzales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Duplessis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Belle Terre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Brulie Maurin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Belle Alliance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Belle Rose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Freetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Monty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Kessler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sweet Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Bruly Saint Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
- Plattenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Old Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Shenandoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Woodshire Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Perkins Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Village Saint George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Oak Hills Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Inniswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Essen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Lynwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Gardere
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Carville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Gabriel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iberville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- White Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bayou Goula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Plaquemine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Chackbay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Kraemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Gypsy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Killona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Taft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Norco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hahnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Sarpy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Gramercy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Free Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Lutcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paulina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Uncle Sam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Chatman Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Convent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Vacherie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Lagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Saint James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Wallace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Garyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laplace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Wadesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Baptist
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Akers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manchac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Ponchatoula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Natalbany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Tickfaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Port Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brusly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Head of Island, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Head of Island.
Cemeteries Near Head of Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Head of Island.
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 Head of Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Head of Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Goodwill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maurepas Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doug Decoteau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. William Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faithful Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Tucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Head of Island had a population of 91 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Head of Island, with the one closest to Head of Island listed first.
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- French Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maurepas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bayou Barbary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Saint Amant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Colyell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Galvez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Gonzales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Killian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Head of Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Head of Island.
Newspapers Published in Head of Island ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Head of Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Head of Island, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Head of Island.
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 either 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 Head of Island:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Tangipahoa 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 Head of Island, 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 from Point A (ie- Head of Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |