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 Lowry (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 Lowry. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Lowry is located in Cameron Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Cameron Parish: Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion, Jefferson (TX) & Orange (TX).

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

• Cameron Parish     (The home parish of Lowry)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
  • Grand Chenier
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chenier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chenier
    • Grand Chenier is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chenier <2>
  • Creole
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creole
    • Creole is located in Cameron Parish
  • Grand Lake
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
• Acadia Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
  • Mermentau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermentau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermentau
    • Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mermentau <2>
  • Morse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <2>
  • Evangeline
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evangeline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangeline
    • Evangeline is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evangeline <2>
  • Egan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Egan is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <2>
  • Estherwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
    • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <2>
  • Iota
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
    • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
  • Crowley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
  • Ebenezer
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
  • Ellis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
• Calcasieu Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
  • Hayes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes <2>
  • Bell City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <2>
  • Iowa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Greinwich Village
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Lake Charles
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
    • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <2>
• Jefferson Davis Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
  • Lake Arthur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
    • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <2>
  • Roanoke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
    • Roanoke is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <2>
  • Welsh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
    • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <2>
  • Jennings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <2>
  • Lacassine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacassine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacassine
    • Lacassine is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacassine <2>
  • Fenton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
• Vermilion Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lowry, with the one closest to Lowry listed first.
  • Gueydan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
    • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <2>
  • Kaplan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
    • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Lowry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Andress Cove Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andress Cove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andress Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Foreman Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreman Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lorrain Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorrain Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorrain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Istre Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Istre Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Istre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Broussard Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broussard Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broussard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Gueydon Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gueydon Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gueydon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Calvary Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Little Chenier Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Chenier Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255613 <4>
• Indian Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Granger Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granger Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• LeBlanc Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeBlanc Cemetery
  • The LeBlanc Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Le Blanc Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67997 <4>
• Continue List   (59 more) ...
  • Quebodaux Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quebodaux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quebodaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leger Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Lowry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lowry.

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

• Mermentau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermentau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermentau
  • Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mermentau <2>
• Iowa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Grand Chenier
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chenier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chenier
  • Grand Chenier is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chenier <2>
• Estherwood
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
  • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <2>
• Chloe
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
  • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Cartville ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
  • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
• Crowley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
• Lake Charles
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <2>
• Grand Lake
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Lowry ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowry, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowry.

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 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 Lowry:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to Cameron Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Acadia Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Cameron Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Cameron Parish

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lowry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/