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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lodi. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lodi to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lodi, 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 Lodi (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 Lodi. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lodi is historic, it would have been located within present day Acadia 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 Acadia Parish: Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry & Vermilion.
Below are the parishes that are near Lodi. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lodi:
- Acadia Parish (The home parish of Lodi)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Iota
(5 miles [8 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
- Evangeline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Egan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Mermentau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Estherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Castille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Allen Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Coverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
- Lauderdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Kinder
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Oberlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Le Blanc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
- Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Reeves
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calcasieu Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Hayes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Bell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evangeline Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Basile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Unatex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Duralde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Chataignier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mamou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reddell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ville Platte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Elton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Lake Arthur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lacassine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Duson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ossun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Eunice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lawtell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cankton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Sunset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vermilion Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Gueydan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Andrew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Leroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Kaplan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lodi, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Lodi.
Cemeteries Near Lodi ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lodi.
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 Lodi - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lodi covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Mamou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Jules Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gatte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bertrand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Langley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Iota.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196184 <3>
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leckett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McFarlain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Riche Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doucet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find Lodi in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lodi.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lodi, with the one closest to Lodi listed first.
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
- Mermentau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Estherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prudhomme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Rayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Church Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Duson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Iowa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Shuteston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lodi. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lodi.
Newspapers Published in Lodi ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lodi.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lodi, 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 Lodi.
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 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 Lodi:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Acadia Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Allen Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Evangeline Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Lodi, 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 '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- Lodi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |