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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 Loisel (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 Loisel. 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 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.

Loisel is located in Iberia 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 Iberia Parish: Assumption, Iberville, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Saint Mary & Vermilion.

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

  • Iberia Parish     (The home parish of Loisel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loisel, with the one closest to Loisel listed first.
    • Jeanerette
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Patoutville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
    • Lydia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Morbihan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
    • Loreauville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Iberia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Derouen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
    • Avery Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loisel, with the one closest to Loisel listed first.
    • Belle River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Pierre Part
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loisel, with the one closest to Loisel listed first.
    • Billeaud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Broussard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loisel, with the one closest to Loisel listed first.
    • Coteau Holmes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
    • Keystone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Banker Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Bankers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Delacroix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Saint Martinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Isle Labbe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Bayou Chene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
    • Cade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Levert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Saint John
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Catahoula Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loisel, with the one closest to Loisel listed first.
    • Adeline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
    • Home Place
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
    • Ashton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Bodin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
    • Caneland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
    • Glencoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Charenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Florence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Baldwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypremort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
    • Cote Blanche Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cote Blanche Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Blanche Landing
    • Katy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loisel, with the one closest to Loisel listed first.
    • Delcambre
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Erath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Youngs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Abbeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Maurice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Intracoastal City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Meaux
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux

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

Cemeteries Near Loisel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loisel.

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

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

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

  • Boynton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bayside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • McGowen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sorrel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • #1 Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
    • The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crossroad Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Victory Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2557682 <2>
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunk Johnsons Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Helens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 Loisel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loisel.

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

  • Jeanerette
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Patoutville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
  • Sorrel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
  • Loreauville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • New Iberia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Charenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Segura
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Segura is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
  • Cypremort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
  • Derouen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Delacroix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Burke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burke is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Saint Martinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Loisel ...

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 Loisel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loisel, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loisel.

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 Loisel:

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 Loisel, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loisel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.