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 Pelba (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 Pelba. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
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 north 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.
Pelba is located in Iberville 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 Iberville Parish: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Pointe Coupee, Saint Martin & West Baton Rouge.
Below are the parishes that are near Pelba. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pelba:
- Iberville Parish (The home parish of Pelba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Maringouin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grosse Tete
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Plaquemine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Acadia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Higginbotham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Castille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Church Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Iberia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Loreauville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morbihan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
- New Iberia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Derouen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
- Jeanerette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lydia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Patoutville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Stekey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carencro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Billeaud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
- Broussard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ossun
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- East Krotz Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- Lottie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fordoche
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Livonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Oscar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jarreau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rougon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Arnaudville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Krotz Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frozard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Leonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Coteau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Port Barre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swayze Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- Half Moon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Cankton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Opelousas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cecilia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catahoula Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
- Breaux Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Isle Labbe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- Levert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Saint John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Banker Plantation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
- Bankers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Coteau Holmes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
- Saint Martinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bayou Chene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
- Vermilion Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Maurice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delcambre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Erwinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Addis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <1>
- Carey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Brusly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <1>
- Devalls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Lobdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Arbroth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pelba, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Pelba.
Cemeteries Near Pelba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pelba.
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 Pelba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pelba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Henderson.
- The St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68504 <2>
- Butte La Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #1
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #2
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ring Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Regis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Oak Lane Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strauss Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Spur Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Pelba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pelba.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pelba, with the one closest to Pelba listed first.
- Breaux Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnaudville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Musson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Saint Martinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frozard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Rosedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Chene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
- Grosse Tete
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fordoche
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carencro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Broussard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duchamp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pelba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pelba.
Newspapers Published in Pelba ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pelba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pelba, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pelba.
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 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 Pelba:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Iberville Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Acadia Parish
- Iberia Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- 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 Pelba, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pelba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |