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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 Pecaniere (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 Pecaniere. 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.

Pecaniere is located in Saint Landry 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 Landry Parish: Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee & Saint Martin.

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

  • Saint Landry Parish     (The home parish of Pecaniere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • Leonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Port Barre
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arnaudville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Portage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Frozard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
    • Grand Coteau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
    • Opelousas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Krotz Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Washington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Swayze Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
    • Lewisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Cankton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • Higginbotham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Church Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Castille
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
    • Rayne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • Dupont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Gold Dust
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • Chataignier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ville Platte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mamou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <1>
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • Maringouin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Grosse Tete
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • Stekey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
    • Carencro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ossun
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
    • Lafayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Scott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <1>
    • Duson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <1>
    • Broussard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Billeaud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Youngsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Milton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • East Krotz Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
    • Elliot City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
    • Lottie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ravenswood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Fordoche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Livonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <1>
    • Morganza
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oscar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Batchelor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jarreau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • Cecilia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Breaux Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <1>
    • Levert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
    • Saint John
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Catahoula Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
    • Isle Labbe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
    • Banker Plantation
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
    • Saint Martinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Duchamp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
    • Bankers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Cade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Vermilion Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecaniere, with the one closest to Pecaniere listed first.
    • Maurice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Bayou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou

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

Cemeteries Near Pecaniere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pecaniere.

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 Pecaniere - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • De Viller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Francis Regis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grand Coteau.
    • The St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grand Coteau Cemetery
    • St. Charles Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68777 <2>
  • Ring Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saquette Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Green Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Opelousas.
    • The St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Landry Cemetery
    • St. Landry Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1924120 <2>
  • Montgomery - Wilkins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bellevue Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Daly Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Strauss Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Peter RC Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter RC Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter RC Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Carencro.
      • The St. Peter RC Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965383 <2>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Leonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Port Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Arnaudville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Frozard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
  • Grand Coteau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
  • Opelousas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Shuteston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carencro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Breaux Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Plaisance
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Beggs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
    • Palmetto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Church Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Pecaniere ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecaniere.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecaniere, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecaniere.

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 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 Pecaniere:

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>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- Pecaniere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Pecaniere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.