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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 Judice (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 Judice. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Judice is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish: Acadia, Iberia, Saint Landry, Saint Martin & Vermilion.

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

  • Lafayette Parish     (The home parish of Judice)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judice, with the one closest to Judice listed first.
    • Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Scott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <1>
    • Duson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>
    • Ossun
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
    • Milton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Carencro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Youngsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Broussard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Billeaud
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Stekey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judice, with the one closest to Judice listed first.
    • Rayne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Castille
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
    • Ebenezer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Higginbotham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crowley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Church Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ellis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Estherwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Morse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Egan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Iota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Evangeline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judice, with the one closest to Judice listed first.
    • Chataignier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tyrone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judice, with the one closest to Judice listed first.
    • Derouen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
    • New Iberia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Morbihan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • Loreauville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lydia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jennings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judice, with the one closest to Judice listed first.
    • Cankton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
    • Grand Coteau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Frozard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
    • Lewisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Arnaudville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawtell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Portage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Opelousas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Eunice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <1>
    • Port Barre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judice, with the one closest to Judice listed first.
    • Duchamp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
    • Breaux Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Delacroix
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Parks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <1>
    • Keystone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Levert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Saint John
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint Martinville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cecilia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Banker Plantation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Isle Labbe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Henderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judice, with the one closest to Judice listed first.
    • Maurice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Leroy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Indian Bayou
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
    • Andrew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
    • Meaux
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
    • Abbeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Youngs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Kaplan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <1>
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Erath
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <1>
    • Delcambre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gueydan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Intracoastal City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Judice ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Judice.

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

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

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Maurice.
    • The Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Broussard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67072 <2>
  • Simon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Indian Bayou.
    • The Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Indian Bayou Cemetery
    • Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67859 <2>
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John - Fatima Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Picard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Judice in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Judice.

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

  • Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Duson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>
  • Scott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <1>
  • Indian Bayou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Lafayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rayne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Youngsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carencro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Broussard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Abbeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Duchamp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
  • Crowley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Church Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Breaux Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Judice ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Judice.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Judice, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Judice.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Judice:

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 '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- Judice) 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 Judice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.