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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 Port Allen Landing (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 Port Allen Landing. 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 Port Allen Landing ...

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 Port Allen Landing: Prt. Allen Lndg. (or less commonly used: Prt. Allen Lndng.)

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 southwest 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 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.

Port Allen Landing is located in West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: East Baton Rouge, Iberville & Pointe Coupee.

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

  • West Baton Rouge Parish     (The home parish of Port Allen Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Port Allen
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lobdell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
    • Brusly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Wilbert ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
    • Carey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
    • Devalls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
    • Addis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Arbroth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
    • Erwinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Bullion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Hope Villa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
    • Oak Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Hobart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Prairieville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
    • Little Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
    • Southwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
    • Galvez Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
    • Cornerview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
    • Duplessis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Galvez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Bruly Saint Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
    • Burbank ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Belle Terre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
    • Belle Alliance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
    • Belle Rose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Freetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
    • Kessler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
    • Lula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Monty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Monty is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
    • Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Corne
    • Grand Bayou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
    • Brulie Maurin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Beauregard Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
    • Baton Rouge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Maribel Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
    • Zion City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
    • Merrydale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
    • Essen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
    • Lynwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Inniswold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownfields
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
    • Gardere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
    • Baker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Lindsay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Slaughter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bells Store ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
    • Ethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Blairstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Morrisonville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
    • Plaquemine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Iberville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
    • Sunshine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Saint Gabriel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grosse Tete
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Indian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Rosedale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Goula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Carville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Maringouin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • White Castle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Denham Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
      • Former names for Denham Springs:
      • Amite Springs
      • Hill's Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <1>
    • Watson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
    • Port Vincent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Oldfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • French Settlement
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Livingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Rougon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glynn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermitage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Lakeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jarreau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oscar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Patin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
    • Ventress
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dupont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Roads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Livonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Fordoche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • Grangeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • Bayou Chene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allen Landing, with the one closest to Port Allen Landing listed first.
    • Saint Francisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains

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

Cemeteries Near Port Allen Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Allen Landing.

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 Port Allen Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Port Allen Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Allen Landing.

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

  • Port Allen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Baton Rouge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lobdell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
  • Brusly Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing
  • Devalls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
  • Gardere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
  • Baker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
  • Plaquemine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Irene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Sunshine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Arbroth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Zachary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
    • Grosse Tete
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Gabriel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Port Allen Landing ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Allen Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Allen Landing, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Allen Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Port Allen Landing:

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 Port Allen Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Allen Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.