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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 Palm Lake (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 Palm Lake. 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 Palm Lake ...

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 Palm Lake: Palm Lk.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Palm Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palm Lake.

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 and 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/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.

Palm Lake is located in 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 Palm Lake. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palm Lake:

  • Saint Tammany Parish     (The home parish of Palm Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Lake, with the one closest to Palm Lake listed first.
    • Lake Shore Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
    • Slidell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
    • McClane City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
    • Bon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
    • Huntwyck Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
    • Eden Isle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
    • Oak Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
    • Browns Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
    • Tanglewood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
    • North Shore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
    • Lake Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Northwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
    • North Shore Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
  • Jefferson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Lake, with the one closest to Palm Lake listed first.
    • Gretna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <1>
    • Terrytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Metairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberlane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
  • Orleans Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Lake, with the one closest to Palm Lake listed first.
    • Lake Catherine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Pine Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Gentilly Terrace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
    • Gentilly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Milneburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
    • New Orleans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Plaquemines Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Lake, with the one closest to Palm Lake listed first.
    • Braithwaite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • English Turn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
    • Belle Chasse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Scarsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
  • Saint Bernard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Lake, with the one closest to Palm Lake listed first.
    • Meraux
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Saxonholm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
    • Arabi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalmette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Versailles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Story
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Mohawk City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
    • Violet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Poydras
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
    • Saint Bernard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sebastopol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Toca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
    • Verret
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
  • Hancock County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Lake, with the one closest to Palm Lake listed first.
    • Logtown ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Pearlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Napoleon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Lakeshore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Shoreline Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
    • Kiln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Waveland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Waveland is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <1>
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Diamondhead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Pearl River County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Lake, with the one closest to Palm Lake listed first.
    • Nicholson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Picayune
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Palm Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palm Lake.

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 Palm Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

While we didn't find Palm Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palm Lake.

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

  • Slidell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
  • Pearl River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Florenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
  • Pearlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Lake Catherine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
  • Rigolets
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
  • Chef Menteur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
  • Talisheek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mandeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Milneburg
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Gentilly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Kiln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Covington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Palm Lake ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palm Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palm Lake, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palm Lake.

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 Palm Lake:

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>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.
<3>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 Palm Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palm Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.