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 Mamou (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 Mamou. 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.
Mamou is located in Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Jefferson Davis, Rapides & Saint Landry.
Below are the parishes that are near Mamou. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mamou:
- Evangeline Parish (The home parish of Mamou)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- Reddell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reddell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddell
- Reddell is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddell <2>
- Chataignier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chataignier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier
- Chataignier is located in Evangeline Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chataignier <2>
- Duralde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Ville Platte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ville Platte
- Ville Platte is located in Evangeline Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,047 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ville Platte <2>
- Pine Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
- Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <2>
- Bayou Chicot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
- Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
- Basile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
- Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <2>
- Turkey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey Creek <2>
- Saint Landry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Landry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Landry
- Saint Landry is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Landry <2>
- Acadia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- Church Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
- Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <2>
- Iota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Branch is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branch <2>
- Ellis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Higginbotham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Castille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Egan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Egan is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <2>
- Evangeline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- 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>
- Rayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
- Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <2>
- Crowley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- 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>
- Allen Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
- Oberlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Oberlin is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <2>
- Pawnee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Coverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Lauderdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauderdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
- Kinder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Kinder is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinder <2>
- Marionville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Marionville is located in Allen Parish
- Mittie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mittie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittie
- Mittie is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mittie <2>
- Tenmile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Avoyelles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- Gold Dust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Milburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Eola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Bunkie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
- Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <2>
- Evergreen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <2>
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Elton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <2>
- Elton
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- Carencro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
- Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <2>
- Duson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
- Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <2>
- Ossun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Rapides Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- Glenmora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
- Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <2>
- Longleaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longleaf <2>
- McNary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Cheneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <2>
- Loyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Forest Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <2>
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- Eunice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <2>
- Lawtell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawtell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtell
- Lawtell is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtell <2>
- Boretta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Opelousas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
- Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <2>
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Morrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Morrow is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrow <2>
- Rosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Sunset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <2>
- Cankton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Grand Coteau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Coteau
- Grand Coteau is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Coteau <2>
- Immaculata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Immaculata have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
- Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mamou, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Mamou.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mamou ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mamou.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mamou. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mamou and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mamou.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Mamou.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mamou:
- 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 Evangeline 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
- Allen Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Avoyelles 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
- Lafayette Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rapides Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Acadia Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Evangeline Parish
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Evangeline Parish
Cemeteries Near Mamou ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mamou.
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 Mamou covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
- Paron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paron Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Ardoin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ardoin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ardoin Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Pine Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Point Cemetery
- Rougeau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rougeau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rougeau Cemetery
- Pinseclair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinseclair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinseclair Cemetery
- Fontenot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fontenot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fontenot Cemetery
- Leon Manuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Manuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Manuel Cemetery
- Platin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platin Cemetery
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Ortego Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ortego Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ortego Cemetery
- Veillon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veillon Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Ortego Cemetery
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 Mamou in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mamou.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mamou, with the one closest to Mamou listed first.
- Prudhomme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Plaisance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Barbreck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Boretta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Whiteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Church Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
- Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <2>
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Opelousas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
- Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <2>
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Beggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Dubuisson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Shuteston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Haas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mamou. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mamou.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mamou. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Mamou) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mamou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6349, Longitude: -92.4179 In this case, the coordinates for Mamou have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mamou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |