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 Pecan Grove (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 Pecan Grove. 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 Pecan Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pecan Grove: Pecan Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pecan Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pecan Grove.
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 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/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.
Pecan Grove 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 Pecan Grove. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pecan Grove:
- Saint Tammany Parish (The home parish of Pecan Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Northwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Bon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Pearl River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slidell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Huntwyck Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- McClane City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Lake Shore Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Eden Isle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Orleans Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Lake Catherine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Pine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Gentilly Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Milneburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Saxonholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Chalmette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meraux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Mohawk City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Story
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Arabi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Parish
- Lees Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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 Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pearlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kiln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Shoreline Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Waveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Diamondhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bay Saint Louis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Necaise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Harrison County (MS)
- Pass Christian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl River County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Nicholson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Picayune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pecan Grove, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Pecan Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pecan Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pecan Grove.
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 Pecan Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pecan Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Haaswood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gauss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slidell Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
- The Oddfellow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rousseaux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pecan Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pecan Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Slidell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Florenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Pearlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rigolets
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
- Lake Catherine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Talisheek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chef Menteur
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Kiln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mandeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pecan Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pecan Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pecan Grove ...
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 Pecan Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecan Grove, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecan Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Pecan Grove:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Orleans Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Washington Parish
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Pearl River County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Pecan Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pecan Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |