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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Minnie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Minnie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Minnie, please Contact Us.
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 Minnie (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 Minnie. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Minnie is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Minnie. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minnie:
- Saint James Parish (The home parish of Minnie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Free Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Burton Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Chatman Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Convent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uncle Sam
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lagan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Hester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Paulina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vacherie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gramercy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lutcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Vacherie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Aben
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Cofield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Donaldsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Darrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Sorrento
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brittany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gonzales
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Amant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Geismar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Brulie Maurin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Belle Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Belle Terre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Plattenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Sweet Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Elmfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
- Madewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madewood is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madewood
- Kessler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Monty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Perkins Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Village Saint George
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Old Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Gardere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Oak Hills Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Shenandoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Inniswold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodshire Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Essen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Lynwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Carville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Goula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Gabriel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Iberville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Plaquemine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Chackbay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Kraemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thibodaux
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Acadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
- Godchaux
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
- Raceland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Bayou Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- French Settlement
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Port Vincent
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Maurepas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Killian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Denham Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <2>
- Walker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Gypsy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Killona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Taft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Hahnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vallier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
- Des Allemands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Mount Airy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edgard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reserve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Laplace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frenier
(29 miles [46.7 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 Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Bayou Geneve
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
- Stephenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
- Saint Mary Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Morgan City Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
- Amelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Morgan City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terrebonne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Schriever
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chacahoula
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Magnolia Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Donner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ardoyne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
- Bayou Cane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
- Broadmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Addis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minnie, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Minnie.
Cemeteries Near Minnie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minnie.
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 Minnie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minnie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Philippian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Celestin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ascension Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Emanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Jules Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Minnie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Minnie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minnie, with the one closest to Minnie listed first.
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- White Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Lauderdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Cofield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Convent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Donaldsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plattenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Smoke Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Belle Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minnie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minnie.
Newspapers Published in Minnie ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minnie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minnie, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minnie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Minnie:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint James Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Saint Mary Parish
- Terrebonne Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Minnie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Minnie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |