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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 Moreauville (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 Moreauville. 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 and 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.

Moreauville is located in Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, La Salle, Pointe Coupee, Rapides & Saint Landry.

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

  • Avoyelles Parish     (The home parish of Moreauville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreauville, with the one closest to Moreauville listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Plaucheville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mansura
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cottonport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bordelonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Dupont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Enterprise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Marksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hessmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Simmesport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Odenburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreauville, with the one closest to Moreauville listed first.
    • Acme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bougere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
    • Armagh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreauville, with the one closest to Moreauville listed first.
    • Saint Landry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Chicot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
    • Turkey Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ville Platte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreauville, with the one closest to Moreauville listed first.
    • Legonier
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
    • Lettsworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Innis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Williamsport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Batchelor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Morganza
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenswood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreauville, with the one closest to Moreauville listed first.
    • Echo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cheneyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ruby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Whittington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
    • Loyd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Deville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lecompte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kolin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moreland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Libuse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreauville, with the one closest to Moreauville listed first.
    • Bayou Jack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
    • Morrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
    • Boretta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
    • Lebeau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Immaculata
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
    • Palmetto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Elba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Melville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Swayze Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
    • Half Moon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreauville, with the one closest to Moreauville listed first.
    • Angola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tunica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Artonish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish

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

Cemeteries Near Moreauville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moreauville.

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

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

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

  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jersalem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Baibry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tunica - Biloxi Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cushman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Hatfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ft. Derussy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Island Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moreauville had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Moreauville had a population of 849 people.

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

  • Hamburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mansura
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cottonport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Fish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
  • Bordelonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Simmesport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Legonier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
  • Big Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Odenburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
  • Bunkie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Big Cane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
    • Egg Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
    • Morrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Moreauville ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moreauville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moreauville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moreauville.

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 Moreauville:

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 Moreauville, 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 from Point A (ie- Moreauville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.