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 Morganza Landing (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 Morganza Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Morganza Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Morganza Landing: Morganza Lndg. (or less commonly used: Morganza Lndng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Morganza Landing is located in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana.
Below are the parishes that are near Morganza Landing. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morganza Landing:
- Pointe Coupee Parish (The home parish of Morganza Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Morganza
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Batchelor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Innis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fordoche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Patin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Ventress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Jarreau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oscar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avoyelles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Odenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Simmesport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Hamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plaucheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Moreauville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Port Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Zachary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Baker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
- Tristian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Brownfields
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Zion City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Lindsay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Slaughter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Maringouin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grosse Tete
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Half Moon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Swayze Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- Krotz Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Immaculata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
- Bayou Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Lebeau
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Port Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Leonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Erwinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Devalls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Carey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Lobdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Port Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tunica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Angola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Weyanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogillioville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Turnbull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Artonish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morganza Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Morganza Landing.
Cemeteries Near Morganza Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morganza Landing.
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 Morganza Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morganza Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- St. Marys Episcopal Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Morganza.
- The St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ann Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982886 <3>
- Bright Morning Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sixth Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Travelers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairlane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Francis of Pointe Coupee Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis of Pointe Coupee Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis of Pointe Coupee Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of New Roads.
- The St. Francis of Pointe Coupee Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147785 <3>
- St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Latenache Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Ventress.
- The St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greater St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219149 <3>
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 Morganza Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morganza Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morganza Landing, with the one closest to Morganza Landing listed first.
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Viva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pointe Coupee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Fordoche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Ventress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smithland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Rowes Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bayou Current
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Lakeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morganza Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morganza Landing.
Newspapers Published in Morganza Landing ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morganza Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morganza Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morganza Landing.
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 Morganza Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Pointe Coupee Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Avoyelles Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | 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- Morganza Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Morganza Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |