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 Liberty Acres (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 Liberty Acres. 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/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Liberty Acres is located in Saint Tammany 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 Saint Tammany Parish: Jefferson, Orleans, Tangipahoa, Washington, Hancock (MS) & Pearl River (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Liberty Acres. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty Acres:
- Saint Tammany Parish (The home parish of Liberty Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Huntwyck Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- North Shore Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- North Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Lake Shore Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Bon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- McClane City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Slidell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Browns Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Eden Isle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Oak Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Tanglewood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Northwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Lacombe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Gretna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terrytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Harvey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marrero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- River Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Lake Catherine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Pine Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Milneburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Gentilly Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- New Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plaquemines Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Braithwaite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- English Turn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Belle Chasse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Chalmette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Meraux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saxonholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Arabi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Story
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Violet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poydras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Saint Bernard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sebastopol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Toca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Verret
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Katie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Hancock County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Napoleon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Pearlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Lakeshore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Kiln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shoreline Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Waveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Diamondhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bay Saint Louis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pearl River County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Nicholson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Picayune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty Acres, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Liberty Acres.
Cemeteries Near Liberty Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty Acres.
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 Liberty Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Dubuisson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slidell Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
- The Oddfellow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Amos Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cousin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- James Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Liberty Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty Acres, with the one closest to Liberty Acres listed first.
- Slidell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pearl River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Lake Catherine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Pearlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Chef Menteur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Rigolets
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
- Mandeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talisheek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milneburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Madisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty Acres.
Newspapers Published in Liberty Acres ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty Acres, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberty Acres.
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 Liberty Acres:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Orleans Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Hancock County
- Pearl River 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> | 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 Liberty Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |