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 Pine Island (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 Pine Island. 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 Pine Island ...
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 Pine Island: Pine Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Island.
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 ...
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Pine Island is located in Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis Parish: Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline & Vermilion.
Below are the parishes that are near Pine Island. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Island:
- Jefferson Davis Parish (The home parish of Pine Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Welsh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <1>
- Fenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
- Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacassine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Acadia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Evangeline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mermentau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Egan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Morse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Allen Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Coverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
- Lauderdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Kinder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Elder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Le Blanc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
- Oberlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reeves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Bond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Mittie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Beauregard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Dry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Ragley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calcasieu Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Iowa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Hayes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ararat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Greinwich Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
- Lake Charles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Evangeline Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Basile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unatex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Tyrone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Duralde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Mamou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reddell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Landry Parish
- Eunice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Parish
- Gueydan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Island, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Pine Island.
Cemeteries Near Pine Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Island.
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 Pine Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Doucet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- LaBleu Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- China Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bertrand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Mamou Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Jules Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- McGee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chretien Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Pine Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Mermentau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
- Iowa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Chloe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Estherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Charles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prudhomme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Westlake
(29 miles [46.7 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 Pine Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Island.
Newspapers Published in Pine Island ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Island, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pine Island:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Acadia Parish
- Allen Parish
- Beauregard Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Evangeline Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Vermilion 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 Pine Island, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |