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 Port Vincent (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 Vincent. 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 Vincent ...
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 Vincent: Prt. Vincent
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 Vincent is located in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.
Below are the parishes that are near Port Vincent. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Vincent:
- Livingston Parish (The home parish of Port Vincent)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- French Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maurepas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denham Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Clio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Killian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Holden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oldfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Summerfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Claybank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Galvez Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Brignac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Galvez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Little Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Saint Amant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duplessis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brittany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hope Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Belle Terre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Brulie Maurin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Belle Alliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Belle Rose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Kessler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Monty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Bruly Saint Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
- Sweet Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Shenandoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Old Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Woodshire Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Perkins Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Village Saint George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Oak Hills Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Inniswold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Essen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Lynwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Gardere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- East Feliciana Parish
- Blairstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Iberville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Saint Gabriel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bayou Goula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Plaquemine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Saint Charles Parish
- Gypsy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Pine Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Grangeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Chatman Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Free Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Uncle Sam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Convent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gramercy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Paulina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lutcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vacherie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Saint James
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Wallace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Garyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edgard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laplace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Wadesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Baptist
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Ponchatoula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Natalbany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Akers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manchac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Genessee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Tickfaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- Port Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brusly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Addis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lobdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Devalls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Carey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Vincent, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Port Vincent.
Cemeteries Near Port Vincent ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Vincent.
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 Vincent - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Vincent covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- St. William Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ealy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Felder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doug Decoteau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ficklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Faithful Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colyell Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Goodwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Port Vincent had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Port Vincent had a population of 650 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Vincent, with the one closest to Port Vincent listed first.
- French Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galvez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Colyell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Saint Amant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Head of Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Gonzales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Dutch Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Maurepas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou Barbary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Denham Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Southwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Vincent. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Vincent.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Port Vincent ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Vincent.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Port Vincent. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Port Vincent and those printed in the larger area surrounding Port Vincent.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Port Vincent.
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 websites either 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 Vincent:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Tangipahoa 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 Port Vincent, 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- Port Vincent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |