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 Lacour (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 Lacour. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.
Lacour 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 Lacour. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lacour:
- Pointe Coupee Parish (The home parish of Lacour)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Batchelor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Innis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Morganza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lettsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- New Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Legonier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Ventress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avoyelles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Odenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Simmesport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plaucheville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bordelonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Moreauville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mansura
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Port Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Zachary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lindsay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Ethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slaughter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Maringouin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grosse Tete
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Swayze Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- Palmetto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Krotz Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Immaculata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
- Lebeau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Port Barre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Arbroth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Erwinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Devalls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Tunica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Angola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Saint Francisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rogillioville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Turnbull
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Artonish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lacour, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Lacour.
Cemeteries Near Lacour ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lacour.
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 Lacour - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lacour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Faith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Faith Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Williamsport.
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Zion Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Innis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68048 <2>
- Bright Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Morganza.
- The St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ann Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982886 <2>
- St. Marys Episcopal Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Marias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Lower Latenache Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Levee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Lacour in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lacour.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lacour, with the one closest to Lacour listed first.
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Viva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Rowes Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Angola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red River Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Bayou Current
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Ravenswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pointe Coupee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- New Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Merrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Odenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Legonier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lacour. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lacour.
Newspapers Published in Lacour ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lacour.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lacour, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lacour.
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 Lacour:
- 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
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lacour) 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 Lacour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |