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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 Le Blanc (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 Le Blanc. 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.

Le Blanc is located in Allen 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 Allen Parish: Acadia, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides & Vernon.

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

  • Allen Parish     (The home parish of Le Blanc)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Le Blanc, with the one closest to Le Blanc listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Reeves
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kinder
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elder is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
    • Coverdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Lauderdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Mittie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oberlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Tenmile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Canton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Canton is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Grant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Le Blanc, with the one closest to Le Blanc listed first.
    • Evangeline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Iota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Le Blanc, with the one closest to Le Blanc listed first.
    • Dry Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Ragley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Longville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sugartown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ikes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Newlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Singer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • DeRidder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calcasieu Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Le Blanc, with the one closest to Le Blanc listed first.
    • Iowa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Ararat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Moss Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greinwich Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Westlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Charles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hayes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Prien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Dequincy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sulphur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Le Blanc, with the one closest to Le Blanc listed first.
    • Basile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <1>
    • Unatex
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
    • Duralde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
    • Tyrone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Le Blanc, with the one closest to Le Blanc listed first.
    • Fenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <1>
    • Elton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
    • Lacassine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Welsh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <1>
    • Roanoke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Le Blanc, with the one closest to Le Blanc listed first.
    • Cole Central
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
    • Dido
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Pitkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Le Blanc ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Le Blanc.

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 Le Blanc - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nevil Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • McGee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Nevils Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kingrey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Creel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • LaBleu Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Herbert Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • Lyles Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakland Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Iowa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Chloe
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
  • Westlake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Charles
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartville ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
  • Dido
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido

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

Newspapers Published in Le Blanc ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Le Blanc.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Le Blanc, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Le Blanc.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Le Blanc:

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 Le Blanc, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Le Blanc) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.