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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Paloma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Paloma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paloma, 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 Paloma (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 Paloma. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Paloma is historic, it would have been located within present day East Feliciana Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of East Feliciana Parish: East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, West Feliciana, Amite (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Paloma. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paloma:

  • East Feliciana Parish     (The home parish of Paloma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Lindsay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
      • Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Slaughter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
      • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <3>
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
    • Ethel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <3>
    • Blairstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
    • Norwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Ascension Parish
    • Hope Villa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
      • Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Port Hudson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
      • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Zachary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
      • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
    • Baker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
    • Tristian Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
      • Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Brownfields
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownfields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
      • Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Zion City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
      • Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Merrydale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Beauregard Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
      • Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Central
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
    • Maribel Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maribel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
      • Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Pride
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Baton Rouge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwell Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Springs
      • Greenwell Springs is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwell Springs <3>
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Maringouin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
      • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <3>
    • Rosedale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
    • Grosse Tete
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Tete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Tete
      • Grosse Tete is located in Iberville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Tete <3>
    • Morrisonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
      • Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
    • Plaquemine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
      • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <3>
    • Iberville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
      • Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
    • Indian Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
    • Sunshine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Watson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <3>
    • Denham Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
      • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
      • Former names for Denham Springs:
      • Amite Springs
      • Hill's Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <3>
    • Walker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Hermitage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Glynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glynn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynn
      • Glynn is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glynn <3>
    • Patin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
      • Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Ventress
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rougon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougon
      • Rougon is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougon <3>
    • Lakeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Roads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jarreau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarreau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarreau
      • Jarreau is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarreau <3>
    • Oscar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dupont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Morganza
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Livonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
    • Fordoche
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • Grangeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
      • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Melville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Elba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Krotz Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
      • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <3>
    • Half Moon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
      • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Arbroth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
      • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Devalls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
      • Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Erwinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
      • Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Port Allen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Brusly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
      • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
    • Addis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
      • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Saint Francisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
      • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <3>
    • Wakefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rogillioville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogillioville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
      • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Weyanoke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
      • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <3>
    • Tunica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <3>
    • Angola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paloma, with the one closest to Paloma listed first.
    • Turnbull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Whitaker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitaker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Centreville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Paloma ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paloma.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paloma, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paloma.

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 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 Paloma:

Cemeteries Near Paloma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paloma.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Port Hudson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Hudson Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riddle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Riddle Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68704 <5>
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
  • Cain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cain Cemetery
  • Port Hudson National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Starhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glennon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glennon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glennon Cemetery
  • Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
  • Chenal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chenal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chenal Cemetery
  • St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Azalea Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Azalea Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Azalea Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Washington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Asphodel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asphodel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asphodel Cemetery
    • Grace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Paloma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paloma.

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

  • Port Hudson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
    • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Anchor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Waterloo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Lindsay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Ventress
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Arbroth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
    • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Irene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Lakeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zachary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
    • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
  • Bells Store ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
    • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Pointe Coupee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe Coupee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
    • Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • New Roads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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    • Slaughter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
      • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <3>
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
    • Devalls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
      • Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

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 Paloma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paloma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paloma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6991, Longitude: -91.2993       In this case, the coordinates for Paloma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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