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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Landry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Landry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Landry, please Contact Us.

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 Landry (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 Landry. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Landry is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Landry. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Landry:

  • Lafayette Parish     (The home parish of Landry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landry, with the one closest to Landry listed first.
    • Lafayette
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Broussard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Billeaud
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Youngsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Scott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Milton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carencro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stekey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
    • Ossun
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
    • Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Duson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landry, with the one closest to Landry listed first.
    • Castille
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
    • Higginbotham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Rayne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Church Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crowley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ellis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Estherwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Egan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Morse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landry, with the one closest to Landry listed first.
    • Derouen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
    • New Iberia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Loreauville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morbihan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • Avery Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lydia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Patoutville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Jeanerette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • East Krotz Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landry, with the one closest to Landry listed first.
    • Cankton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Arnaudville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Frozard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
    • Grand Coteau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
    • Portage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Leonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lewisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Opelousas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Port Barre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lawtell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Krotz Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landry, with the one closest to Landry listed first.
    • Duchamp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
    • Breaux Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parks
      (9 miles [14.5 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 <2>
    • Levert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Delacroix
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Saint Martinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint John
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Keystone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Isle Labbe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Banker Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Cecilia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Catahoula Cove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landry, with the one closest to Landry listed first.
    • Maurice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leroy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Erath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Indian Bayou
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
    • Delcambre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Abbeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Andrew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
    • Meaux
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
    • Youngs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaplan
      (21 miles [33.8 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 <2>
    • Intracoastal City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Landry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Landry.

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

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

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

  • Lafayette Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
    • The St. John Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640777 <3>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. John - Fatima Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Whitington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Simon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenlawn Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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]<4> 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 <3>

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.

While we didn't find Landry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Landry.

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

  • Lafayette
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Broussard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Scott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Duchamp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
  • Cade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Breaux Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carencro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Burke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burke is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Delacroix
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
  • Saint Martinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Duson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Segura
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Segura is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
    • Indian Bayou
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou

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

Newspapers Published in Landry ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Landry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Landry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Landry.

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 websites either 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 Landry:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Landry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Landry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.