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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 Humphreys (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 Humphreys. 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 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 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.

Humphreys is located in Terrebonne 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 Terrebonne Parish: Assumption, Lafourche, Saint Martin & Saint Mary.

Below are the parishes that are near Humphreys. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Humphreys:

  • Terrebonne Parish     (The home parish of Humphreys)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
    • Ardoyne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Bayou Cane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Gray
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chacahoula
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Donner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Houma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
    • Schriever
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gibson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Theriot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Bourg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
    • Ursa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ursa is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
    • Labadieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brule
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brule is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
    • Chula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Chula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Georgia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Cedar Grove Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Leche
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Leche is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leche
    • Himalaya
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
    • Supreme
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
    • Lower Texas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
    • Albemarle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
    • Dwight Fields
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
    • Oakley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakley is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
    • Bayou Blue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Acadia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Thibodaux
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Godchaux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lockport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mathews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chackbay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Raceland Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Kraemer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gheens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Larose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
    • Des Allemands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Gauche
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Camardelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Vallier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
    • South Vacherie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
    • Lagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Saint James
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Burton Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • Convent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • North Vacherie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
    • Chatman Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
    • Free Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
    • Uncle Sam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Vacherie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Paulina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
    • Bayou Geneve
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
    • Amelia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Morgan City Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Morgan City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Berwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Bayou Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilsons Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
    • Calumet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet

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

Cemeteries Near Humphreys ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Humphreys.

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 Humphreys - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayou Cane.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1234261 <2>
  • Halfway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crozier Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Celestin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Third Zion Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...

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

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

  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Ellendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Central
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Southdown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
  • Chacahoula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Houma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
  • Schriever
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gibson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Thibodaux Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
  • Theriot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
  • Thibodaux
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ewing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Humphreys ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Humphreys.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Humphreys, 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 Humphreys.

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 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 Humphreys:

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 Humphreys, 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 from Point A (ie- Humphreys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.