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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 Irish Bend (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 Irish Bend. 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 Irish Bend ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Irish Bend: Irish Bnd.

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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Irish Bend 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 Irish Bend. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irish Bend:

  • Saint Mary Parish     (The home parish of Irish Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irish Bend, with the one closest to Irish Bend listed first.
    • Caffery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
    • Sterling
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Garden City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Katy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Centerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bayou Sale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
    • Verdunville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
    • Baldwin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Charenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
    • Todd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Todd is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
    • Ricohoc
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Ascension Parish
    • Barton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irish Bend, with the one closest to Irish Bend listed first.
    • Belle River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Pierre Part
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Attakapas Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Attakapas Landing is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Landing
    • Attakapas Canal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Attakapas Canal is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Canal
    • Bayou Crab
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
    • Upper Texas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
    • Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Corne
    • Grand Bayou
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
    • Bellewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bellewood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
    • Dwight Fields
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
    • Lower Texas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
    • Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Brusle Saint Vincent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brusle Saint Vincent is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusle Saint Vincent
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irish Bend, with the one closest to Irish Bend listed first.
    • Jeanerette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Patoutville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Lydia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Loreauville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Morbihan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • New Iberia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Avery Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Derouen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
  • Iberville Parish
    • White Castle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irish Bend, with the one closest to Irish Bend listed first.
    • Stephenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
    • Bayou Geneve
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Bayou Chene
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
    • Coteau Holmes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
    • Bankers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Banker Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Keystone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Delacroix
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Isle Labbe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Saint Martinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Terrebonne Parish

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

Cemeteries Near Irish Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irish Bend.

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 Irish Bend - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 in 1895, Irish Bend had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayou Sale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
  • Baldwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Charenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ricohoc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Sorrel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
  • Patterson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Jeanerette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Patoutville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cypremort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Ramos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
    • Bayou Chene
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene

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

Newspapers Published in Irish Bend ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irish Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irish Bend, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irish Bend.

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 helpful 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 Irish Bend:

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