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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 Miles (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 Miles. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Miles is located in Saint James 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 James Parish: Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche & Saint John the Baptist.

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

  • Saint James Parish     (The home parish of Miles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • North Vacherie
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
    • Paulina
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Vacherie
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Lutcher
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <1>
    • Gramercy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Vacherie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
    • Lagan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Convent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saint James
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Uncle Sam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Burton Lane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • Chatman Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Aben
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
      • Aben has also been known as:
      • Abend
    • Burnside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cofield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Sorrento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brittany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Darrow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Donaldsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Amant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gonzales
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Weber City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Brignac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
    • Barton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Cornerview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Woodlawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Brulie Maurin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
    • Rosedale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Rosedale is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Albemarle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
    • Ingleside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Leche
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leche is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leche
    • Bertie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
    • Elmfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
    • Madewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Madewood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madewood
    • Cedar Grove Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Belle Alliance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
    • Belle Terre
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Carville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Gabriel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White Castle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Goula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Iberville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
    • Sunshine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Jefferson Parish
    • Kenner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <1>
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Kraemer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chackbay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Thibodaux
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Acadia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Godchaux
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Blue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Mathews
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gheens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • French Settlement
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Maurepas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Clio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Port Vincent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Killian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Killona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Montz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
    • Gypsy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
    • Taft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Hahnville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Norco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Des Allemands
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Vallier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • New Sarpy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Boutte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Luling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Destrehan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Wallace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Reserve
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Laplace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Frenier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Bayou Geneve
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • Morgan City Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Akers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles, with the one closest to Miles listed first.
    • Schriever
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Gray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Chacahoula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Donner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ardoyne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Broadmoor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Bayou Cane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Gibson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Houma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Miles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miles.

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

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

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

  • Highway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Western Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Trosclair Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Celestin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...

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

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

  • Remy
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Remy is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
  • Vacherie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Paulina
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Wallace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Saint James
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Convent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Johnson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Mount Airy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Welcome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Edgard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Central
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Central is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • White Hall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Lauderdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale

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

Newspapers Published in Miles ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miles, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miles.

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 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 Miles:

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 Miles, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.