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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oriza. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oriza to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oriza, 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 Oriza (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 Oriza. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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 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, 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 Oriza is historic, it would have been located within present day Acadia 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 Acadia Parish: Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry & Vermilion.
Below are the parishes that are near Oriza. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oriza:
- Acadia Parish (The home parish of Oriza)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Egan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evangeline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Iota
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Estherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Mermentau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Rayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Castille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Higginbotham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Allen Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Coverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
- Lauderdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Kinder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Oberlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Calcasieu Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Hayes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iowa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Evangeline Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Basile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tyrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Unatex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Duralde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Chataignier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mamou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reddell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Arthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <2>
- Elton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <2>
- Lacassine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Duson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ossun
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carencro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stekey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Eunice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cankton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lawtell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Coteau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Gueydan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Andrew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Kaplan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Maurice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meaux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
- Abbeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oriza, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Oriza.
Cemeteries Near Oriza ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oriza.
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 Oriza - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oriza covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Leger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quebodaux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Iota.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196184 <3>
- Gatte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McFarlain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- LeBlanc Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Jules Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mamou Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Crowley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Oriza in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oriza.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oriza, with the one closest to Oriza listed first.
- Estherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
- Mermentau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Prudhomme
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Duson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Church Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shuteston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Carencro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oriza. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oriza.
Newspapers Published in Oriza ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oriza.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oriza, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oriza.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Oriza:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Acadia Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Allen Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Evangeline Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- 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 Oriza, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oriza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |