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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nott. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nott to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nott, please Contact Us.
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 Nott (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 Nott. 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/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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nott is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Tammany 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 Saint Tammany Parish: Jefferson, Orleans, Tangipahoa, Washington, Hancock (MS) & Pearl River (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Nott. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nott:
- Saint Tammany Parish (The home parish of Nott)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Mandeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lacombe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abita Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Huntwyck Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Saint Benedict
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Shore Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- Goodbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- North Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Eden Isle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Metairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elmwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- River Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Terrytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harahan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harvey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orleans Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Milneburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Pine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Gentilly Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Lake Catherine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- New Orleans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Arabi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chalmette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Meraux
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saxonholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Story
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Frenier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Katie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Robert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Akers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manchac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Ponchatoula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Husser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loranger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Natalbany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Lees Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Hancock County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pearlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pearl River County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Nicholson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Picayune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nott, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Nott.
Cemeteries Near Nott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nott.
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 Nott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Mandeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toomer Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chinchuba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafrere Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seghors Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cousin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- James Todd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peace Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Byers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Abita Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Helping Hands Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dendinger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find Nott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nott.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nott, with the one closest to Nott listed first.
- Mandeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Slidell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Talisheek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Milneburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Manchac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gentilly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Chef Menteur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Lake Catherine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nott.
Newspapers Published in Nott ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nott, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nott.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nott:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Orleans Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- Hancock County
- Pearl River County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Nott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |