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 Little Woods (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 Little Woods. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Little Woods is located in Orleans 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 Orleans Parish: Jefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard & Saint Tammany.
Below are the parishes that are near Little Woods. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Woods:
- Orleans Parish (The home parish of Little Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- Pine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Milneburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Gentilly Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- New Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Catherine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- Gretna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terrytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marrero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
- Estelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Harahan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plaquemines Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- English Turn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Braithwaite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belle Chasse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Linwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Jesuit Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
- Carlisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monsecour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
- Myrtle Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- Versailles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Chalmette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meraux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arabi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxonholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Story
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mohawk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Violet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poydras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Sebastopol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Saint Bernard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Verret
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- Ama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Davis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Saint Rose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Destrehan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mimosa Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Luling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Sarpy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boutte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hahnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Taft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Frenier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- North Shore Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- North Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Eden Isle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Oak Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Lake Shore Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Lacombe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntwyck Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- McClane City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Slidell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Browns Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Hancock County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pearlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Woods, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Little Woods.
Cemeteries Near Little Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Woods.
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 Little Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ahavas Sholem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernard Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalmette National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Cemetery #3
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mandeville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Oliver Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Firemens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lawn Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Little Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Woods, with the one closest to Little Woods listed first.
- Milneburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Gentilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Versailles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Chef Menteur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Arabi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalmette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Algiers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Algiers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Saxonholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- New Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Story
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Gretna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Violet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- English Turn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Woods.
Newspapers Published in Little Woods ...
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 552 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Woods, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Woods.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Little Woods:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Orleans Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Hancock 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 Little Woods, 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 from Point A (ie- Little Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |