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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Village.

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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 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 south 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.

Indian Village is located in Allen 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 Allen Parish: Acadia, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides & Vernon.

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

  • Allen Parish     (The home parish of Indian Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
    • Le Blanc
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
    • Reeves
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coverdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Lauderdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Elder
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Elder is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
    • Oberlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Mittie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Canton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Canton is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Tenmile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ward is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
    • Evangeline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Iota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Mermentau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
    • Dry Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Ragley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Longville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugartown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Singer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Calcasieu Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
    • Iowa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Moss Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Greinwich Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Lake Charles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westlake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hayes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Prien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Sulphur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dequincy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Carlyss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
    • Basile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <1>
    • Unatex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
    • Tyrone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Duralde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
    • Fenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Lacassine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Elton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
    • Welsh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <1>
    • Lake Arthur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon Parish
    • Cole Central
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central

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

Cemeteries Near Indian Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian 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 Indian Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nevil Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Nevils Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kingrey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • McGee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Herbert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Creel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • LaBleu Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • La France Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Green Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Birdsnest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (92 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 Indian Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Village.

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

  • Iowa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Chloe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
  • Westlake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Charles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartville ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
  • Mermentau
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Indian 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Village, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Village.

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 Indian 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 Indian Village, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.