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 Niblett Bluff (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 Niblett Bluff. 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 Niblett Bluff ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Niblett Bluff: Niblett Blf. (or less commonly used: Niblett Bluf.)
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/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Niblett Bluff is located in Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish: Beauregard, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Newton (TX) & Orange (TX).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Niblett Bluff. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Niblett Bluff:
- Calcasieu Parish (The home parish of Niblett Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niblett Bluff, with the one closest to Niblett Bluff listed first.
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
- Carlyss
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dequincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prien
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
- Westlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ararat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Greinwich Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
- Moss Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beauregard Parish
- Helme
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
- Cameron Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Niblett Bluff, with the one closest to Niblett Bluff listed first.
- Hackberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Hardin County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niblett Bluff, with the one closest to Niblett Bluff listed first.
- Loeb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loeb is located in Hardin County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
- Rose Hill Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Jasper County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niblett Bluff, with the one closest to Niblett Bluff listed first.
- Bunker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Buna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Evadale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Call Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Call Junction is located in Jasper County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
- Jefferson County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niblett Bluff, with the one closest to Niblett Bluff listed first.
- Groves
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groves is located in Jefferson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
- Port Neches
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Central Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
- Nederland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Arthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Higgins is located in Jefferson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County (TX)
- Deweyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niblett Bluff, with the one closest to Niblett Bluff listed first.
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
- West Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lemonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
- Mauriceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Texla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Texla is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
- Orangefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terry is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Vidor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vidor is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <1>
- Pine Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Forest is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Pine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Rose City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rose City is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Niblett Bluff, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Niblett Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Niblett Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Niblett Bluff.
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 Niblett Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Niblett Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Niblett Bluff, with the one closest to Niblett Bluff listed first.
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Granger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benevolent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Doyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- Jett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Niblett Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Niblett Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Niblett Bluff, with the one closest to Niblett Bluff listed first.
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
- Tulane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tulane is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
- Terry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terry is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Hackberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grand Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Lake Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rosedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Niblett Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Niblett Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Niblett Bluff ...
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 Niblett Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Niblett Bluff, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Niblett Bluff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Niblett Bluff:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Calcasieu Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Beauregard Parish
- Cameron Parish
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Newton County
- Orange 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> | 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 Niblett Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Niblett Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |