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 Nestor (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 Nestor. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.

Nestor is located in Plaquemines Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes 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 Nestor. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nestor:

• Plaquemines Parish     (The home parish of Nestor)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Nestor, with the one closest to Nestor listed first.
  • Potash
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
    • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Port Sulphur
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
    • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <2>
  • Happy Jack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
    • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Bohemia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Diamond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Pointe a la Hache
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe a la Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe a la Hache
    • Pointe a la Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe a la Hache <2>
  • Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
    • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • West Pointe A La Hache
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pointe A La Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
    • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Woodland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Empire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <2>
  • Sunrise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Buras
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
    • Buras is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buras <2>
  • Myrtle Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Jefferson Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Nestor, with the one closest to Nestor listed first.
  • Grand Isle
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
    • Grand Isle is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <2>
  • Lafitte
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafitte
    • Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafitte <2>
  • Barataria
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barataria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barataria
    • Barataria is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barataria <2>
  • Crown Point
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Crown Point is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <2>
  • Jean Lafitte
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
    • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
• Saint Bernard Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Nestor, with the one closest to Nestor listed first.
  • Hopedale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Alluvial City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alluvial City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
    • Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Reggio
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reggio
    • Reggio is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Yscloskey
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
    • Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Shell Beach
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
    • Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Verret
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verret have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
    • Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Saint Bernard
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
    • Saint Bernard is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bernard <2>
  • Sebastopol
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Poydras
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poydras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
    • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Mohawk City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
    • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Violet
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Violet is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Violet <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Nestor ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nestor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nestor, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nestor.

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 Nestor:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Plaquemines Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Plaquemines Parish

Cemeteries Near Nestor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nestor.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Johnson Fisher Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Fisher Cemetery
• St. Patrick Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
• Bohemian Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
• Feets Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feets Cemetery
• St. Paulinus Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paulinus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paulinus Cemetery
• Ancal Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ancal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ancal Cemetery
• Mange Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mange Cemetery
• Cannon Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannon Cemetery
• Nairn Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nairn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nairn Cemetery
• Magnolia Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
• Ballowe Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballowe Cemetery
• Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
• Continue List   (23 more) ...
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Pt. Celeste Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Celeste Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Celeste Cemetery
  • Nero Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nero Cemetery

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

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

• Potash
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
  • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
  • Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Home Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Happy Jack
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
  • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Daisy ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Bohemia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
  • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Diamond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Grand Bayou
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
  • Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Magnolia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Nairn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nairn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
  • Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Nicholls ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls
  • Nicholls is located in Plaquemines Parish
• West Pointe A La Hache
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pointe A La Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
  • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Empire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <2>
  • Woodland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Point Celeste
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Celeste
    • Point Celeste is located in Plaquemines Parish

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nestor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/