Nearest Communities to Orchard,
Listed Parish-By-Parish
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Orchard, on a Parish-by-Parish basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Orchard:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring parishes in addition to 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 checked the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Orchard.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Orchard is located in Plaquemines Parish.
The following 3 parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Plaquemines Parish: Jefferson, Orleans & Saint Bernard.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Orchard. Of these communities, 1 are located in parishes other than Plaquemines Parish.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home parish for Orchard (which is Plaquemines Parish), we list the parishes in alphabetical order and for each of those parishes, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Orchard
For the following list, only those parishes that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Plaquemines Parish (where Orchard resides)
- Parish Seat for Plaquemines: Pointe a la Hache
- Note: The Gulf of Mexico lies to the south and the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- From Family Search:
- State of Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- Nearest Communities to Orchard ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Orchard.
- Venice
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Venice is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <4>
- Duvic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Boothville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothville
- Boothville is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothville <4>
- Olga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Fort Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jackson
- Fort Jackson is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Triumph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pilottown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
- Pilottown is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilottown <4>
- Fort Saint Phillip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Saint Phillip have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Saint Phillip
- Fort Saint Phillip is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Gulftown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Buras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Ostrica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Quarantine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarantine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarantine
- Quarantine is located in Plaquemines Parish
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- Sunrise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Pilotsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilotsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilotsville
- Pilotsville is located in Plaquemines Parish
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Empire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
- Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Tropical Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Bend
- Tropical Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Breton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Nairn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Nicholls ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Balize ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Hesperides
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperides have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperides
- Hesperides is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Burrwood ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Port Eads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Bremond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Daisy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - South Pass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pass
- South Pass is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Home Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Nestor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Port Sulphur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Potash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Grande Ecaille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grande Ecaille have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Ecaille
- Grande Ecaille is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Encalade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Happy Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
- Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Fosters Canal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosters Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Canal
- Fosters Canal is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Grand Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Bohemia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Diamond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Socola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Parish Seat for Pointe Coupee: New Roads
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- From Family Search:
- State of Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Nearest Communities to Orchard ...
- Torras ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torras
- Torras is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Torras ‑ Historic
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2688, Longitude: -89.3545 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking. 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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |