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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 Monsecour (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 Monsecour. 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 and doctors 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.

Monsecour is located in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish: Jefferson, Orleans & Saint Bernard.

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

  • Plaquemines Parish     (The home parish of Monsecour)
  • Jefferson Parish
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monsecour, with the one closest to Monsecour listed first.
    • Cut Off
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Galliano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Larose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Golden Meadow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Faleau ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Gheens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orleans Parish
  • Saint Bernard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monsecour, with the one closest to Monsecour listed first.
    • Poydras
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sebastopol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Bernard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohawk City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
    • Violet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Toca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
    • Story
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Reggio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Verret
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Meraux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Saxonholm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chalmette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alluvial City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monsecour, with the one closest to Monsecour listed first.
    • Chaudiere Casse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Tabatiere Perdue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Camardelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Ama
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Star
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Mimosa Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
    • Bayou Gauche
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Saint Rose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boutte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Destrehan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Luling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Monsecour ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monsecour.

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

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

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

  • Ironton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Belair Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Range Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nero Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dobard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pt. Celeste Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lafitte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Coulon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Village Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Coulon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ballowe Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Monsecour had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Burbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Burbridge is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbridge
  • Saint Rosalie
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Saint Rosalie is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosalie
  • Ironton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ironton is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Alliance
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Myrtle Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Belair
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belair is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
  • Harlem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Deer Range
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
  • Bellevue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Nero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nero is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
  • Jesuit Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bertrandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bertrandville is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrandville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Linwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Point Celeste
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Celeste is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Celeste
    • Greenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood

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

Newspapers Published in Monsecour ...

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 533 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monsecour.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monsecour, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monsecour.

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 Monsecour:

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>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 Monsecour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Monsecour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.