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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 Marceaux (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 Marceaux. 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 doctors and 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.

Marceaux is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish: Acadia, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis & Lafayette.

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

  • Vermilion Parish     (The home parish of Marceaux)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marceaux, with the one closest to Marceaux listed first.
    • Gueydan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kaplan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <1>
    • Andrew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
    • Meaux
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
    • Perry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Indian Bayou
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
    • Leroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Abbeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Youngs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Maurice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Intracoastal City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Erath
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marceaux, with the one closest to Marceaux listed first.
    • Morse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Estherwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Crowley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mermentau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Egan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evangeline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Iota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Castille
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
    • Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Iberia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marceaux, with the one closest to Marceaux listed first.
    • Avery Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Derouen
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Marceaux, with the one closest to Marceaux listed first.
    • Lake Arthur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jennings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <1>
    • Roanoke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Welsh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marceaux, with the one closest to Marceaux listed first.
    • Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Duson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>
    • Youngsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Scott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <1>
    • Ossun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
    • Broussard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Billeaud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud

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

Cemeteries Near Marceaux ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marceaux.

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

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

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

  • Broussard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gueydon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Simon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cossinade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossinade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kaplan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Badon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Le Maire Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mire Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Estherwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Indian Bayou
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Abbeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Crowley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mermentau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Henry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Rayne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Duson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>
    • Cartville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
    • Youngsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Scott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <1>
    • Broussard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Marceaux. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marceaux.

Newspapers Published in Marceaux ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marceaux.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marceaux, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marceaux.

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 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 Marceaux:

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>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- Marceaux) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Marceaux, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.