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 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 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Island is located in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana.
Below are the parishes that are near Island. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island:
- Pointe Coupee Parish (The home parish of Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Patin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Ventress
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Rougon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jarreau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avoyelles Parish
- Odenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Port Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Zachary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Tristian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
- Brownfields
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Zion City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Beauregard Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Maribel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Baton Rouge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boganvilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Lindsay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Slaughter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Maringouin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grosse Tete
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Plaquemine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Iberville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Denham Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Melville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Krotz Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Swayze Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Arbroth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Erwinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Devalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Carey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Lobdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Port Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brusly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Addis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <1>
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Converse ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rogillioville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Tunica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Turnbull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Whitaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Island.
Cemeteries Near Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity 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 Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chenal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Augustine Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Ventress.
- The St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greater St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219149 <2>
- St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of New Roads.
- The Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2757559 <2>
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of New Roads.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69371 <2>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glennon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Riddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Ventress
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Anchor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Waterloo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- New Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pointe Coupee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Lakeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arbroth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Port Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Irene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Lindsay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Devalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zachary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Fordoche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island.
Newspapers Published in 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 professional and volunteer 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 Island:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Pointe Coupee Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Avoyelles Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Wilkinson County
- 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> | 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- Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |