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 Martello Castle (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 Martello Castle. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.
Martello Castle is located in Saint Bernard 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 Saint Bernard Parish: Orleans & Plaquemines.
Below are the parishes that are near Martello Castle. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martello Castle:
- Saint Bernard Parish (The home parish of Martello Castle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- Story
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Saint Bernard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Mohawk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Poydras
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Sebastopol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Violet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saxonholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Verret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Meraux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chalmette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- Terrytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Timberlane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodmere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
- Marrero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Estelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Westwego
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crown Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Metairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bridge City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Orleans Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- Pine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Lake Catherine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Gentilly Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Milneburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- New Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plaquemines Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- Braithwaite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- English Turn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Scarsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Belle Chasse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Jesuit Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monsecour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
- Myrtle Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- Ama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Davis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Saint Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Destrehan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- North Shore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Eden Isle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- North Shore Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- Oak Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Lake Shore Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- McClane City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Slidell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Huntwyck Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Browns Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Hancock County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- Pearlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martello Castle, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Martello Castle.
Cemeteries Near Martello Castle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martello Castle.
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 Martello Castle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martello Castle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- Merrit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- True Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Bernard Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- English Turn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmette National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scarsdale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westlawn South Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oliver Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- Firemens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McDonoghville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Martello Castle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martello Castle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martello Castle, with the one closest to Martello Castle listed first.
- Story
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Saxonholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Violet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poydras
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Sebastopol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Saint Bernard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Kenilworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Contreras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Verret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Chalmette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chef Menteur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- English Turn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Saint Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martello Castle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martello Castle.
Newspapers Published in Martello Castle ...
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 541 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martello Castle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martello Castle, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martello Castle.
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 Martello Castle:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Bernard Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Orleans Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Hancock 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 Martello Castle, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martello Castle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |