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 Long Bridge (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 Long Bridge. 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.
Name Variations for Long Bridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Bridge: Long Brg. (or less commonly used: Long Brdg. or Long Brdge.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Long Bridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Bridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Long Bridge is located in Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, La Salle, Pointe Coupee, Rapides & Saint Landry.
Below are the parishes that are near Long Bridge. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long Bridge:
- Avoyelles Parish (The home parish of Long Bridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- Moreauville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mansura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plaucheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory is also located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is also located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Hessmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is also located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Marksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bordelonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bougere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Evangeline Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- Saint Landry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Chicot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
- Turkey Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ville Platte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- Legonier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Lettsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Williamsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Innis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batchelor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Rapides Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ruby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Whittington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
- Lecompte
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kolin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Libuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Anandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- Bayou Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Morrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Boretta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Lebeau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Immaculata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
- Palmetto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Half Moon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Melville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swayze Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- Angola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tunica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- Artonish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Long Bridge, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Long Bridge.
Cemeteries Near Long Bridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Bridge.
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 Long Bridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long Bridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jersalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baibry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tunica - Biloxi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cushman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wadill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Snowden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goudeau Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Long Bridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Bridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Long Bridge, with the one closest to Long Bridge listed first.
- Cottonport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moreauville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mansura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Fish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Fish is also located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
- Bordelonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunkie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bunkie is also located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <1>
- Simmesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eola is also located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Morrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Cane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Odenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odenburg is also located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Legonier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Long Bridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Bridge.
Newspapers Published in Long Bridge ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Bridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Bridge, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Bridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Long Bridge:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Avoyelles Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Concordia Parish
- Evangeline Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Wilkinson 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 Long Bridge, 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 from Point A (ie- Long Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |