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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 McClure (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 McClure. 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 hospitals 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.

McClure is located in Saint Landry 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 Landry Parish: Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee & Saint Martin.

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

  • Saint Landry Parish     (The home parish of McClure)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • Krotz Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Swayze Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
    • Half Moon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Port Barre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Portage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Leonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Melville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnaudville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmetto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Frozard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
    • Elba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Immaculata
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
    • Opelousas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • Church Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Higginbotham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Castille
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
    • Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • Odenburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
    • Dupont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Simmesport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hickory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Plaucheville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Gold Dust
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • Chataignier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ville Platte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • Maringouin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Grosse Tete
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • Stekey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
    • Carencro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ossun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
    • Scott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Billeaud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Duson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • East Krotz Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
    • Elliot City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
    • Lottie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ravenswood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Fordoche
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Livonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <1>
    • Morganza
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oscar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Batchelor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jarreau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Innis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • New Roads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • Cecilia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Breaux Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Parks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <1>
    • Catahoula Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
    • Isle Labbe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Levert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Saint John
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Banker Plantation
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Bankers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Coteau Holmes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
    • Saint Martinville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
    • Erwinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Arbroth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
    • Carey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey

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

Cemeteries Near McClure ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McClure.

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

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

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

  • De Viller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saquette Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Francis Regis Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ring Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Travelers Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Goudeau Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McBride Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • False River Station Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River Station Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the False River Station Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fordoche.
    • The False River Station Cemetery has also been known as:
    • False River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564758 <2>
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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.<4>

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

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

  • Port Barre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arnaudville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Melville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmetto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ravenswood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Frozard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
  • Fordoche
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Opelousas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Grand Coteau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
    • Livonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <1>
    • Beggs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs

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

Newspapers Published in McClure ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around McClure.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McClure, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McClure.

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 helpful 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 McClure:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McClure) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 McClure, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.