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 Lyons Point (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 Lyons Point. 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 Lyons Point ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Lyons Point: Lyons Pt.
- While the name of this community is Lyons Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lyons Point may originally have been Lyon's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lyons Point might be written as Lyon Point.
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 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.
Lyons Point is located in 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 Lyons Point. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyons Point:
- Acadia Parish (The home parish of Lyons Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Estherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mermentau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Evangeline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Iota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Evangeline Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Unatex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Basile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia Parish
- Derouen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Lake Arthur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jennings
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Welsh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Duson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ossun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Youngsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carencro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Broussard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Billeaud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
- Stekey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Cankton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Eunice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Coteau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Duchamp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Cade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delacroix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
- Vermilion Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Andrew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Indian Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Kaplan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gueydan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Meaux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
- Maurice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Erath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delcambre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyons Point, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Lyons Point.
Cemeteries Near Lyons Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyons Point.
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 Lyons Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyons Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Abshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Simon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cossinade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossinade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hebert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Crowley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marceaux Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Marceaux Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kaplan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaplan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Kaplan.
- The Kaplan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178689 <3>
- Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Indian Bayou.
- The Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Bayou Cemetery
- Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67859 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Lyons Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lyons Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyons Point, with the one closest to Lyons Point listed first.
- Estherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Mermentau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Youngsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Church Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyons Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyons Point.
Newspapers Published in Lyons Point ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyons Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyons Point, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyons Point.
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 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 Lyons Point:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Acadia Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Evangeline Parish
- Iberia Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Lyons Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Lyons Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |