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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 Point Barre (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 Point Barre. 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 Point Barre ...

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 Point Barre: Pt. Barre

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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Point Barre is located in Terrebonne 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 Terrebonne Parish: Assumption, Lafourche, Saint Martin & Saint Mary.

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

  • Terrebonne Parish     (The home parish of Point Barre)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Barre, with the one closest to Point Barre listed first.
    • Chauvin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lapeyrouse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Montegut
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bourg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dulac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Theriot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Cocodrie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cocodrie is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocodrie
    • Houma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
    • Bayou Cane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Ardoyne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Gray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Barre, with the one closest to Point Barre listed first.
    • Faleau ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
    • Lockport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cut Off
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Larose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Galliano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Blue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Golden Meadow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gheens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mathews
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Raceland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Godchaux
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Leeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Barre, with the one closest to Point Barre listed first.
    • Camardelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
    • Tabatiere Perdue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Chaudiere Casse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Bayou Gauche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Des Allemands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Point Barre ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Barre.

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 Point Barre - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Thibodaux Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dugas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Elie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Houma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <2>
  • Bisland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Picou Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlof Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Celestin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Provost Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>

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

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

  • Montegut
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dulac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Theriot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
  • Houma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
  • Cut Off
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Southdown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
  • Gheens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Crescent
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Central
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Ellendale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Raceland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ewing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Thibodaux Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
    • Schriever
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Point Barre ...

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 Point Barre.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Barre, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Barre.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Point Barre:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Barre) 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 Point Barre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.