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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 Ratliff (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 Ratliff. 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 southeast 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 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.

Ratliff is located in Assumption 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 Assumption Parish: Ascension, Iberia, Iberville, Lafourche, Saint James, Saint Martin, Saint Mary & Terrebonne.

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

  • Assumption Parish     (The home parish of Ratliff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Napoleonville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elmfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
    • Munsons
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Munsons is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons
    • Foley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Foley is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Elm Hall Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Elm Hall Junction is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Junction
    • Elm Hall
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Elm Hall is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
    • Enola
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Enola is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Glenwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Glenwood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Madewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Madewood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madewood
    • Bertie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Brusle Saint Vincent
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Brusle Saint Vincent is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusle Saint Vincent
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Barton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Donaldsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Darrow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Aben
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
      • Aben has also been known as:
      • Abend
    • Cofield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Burnside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Geismar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gonzales
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Southwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
    • Sorrento
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornerview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
    • Brittany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Burtville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
    • Gardere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
    • Oak Hills Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
    • Village Saint George
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
    • Perkins Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
    • Lynwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Old Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • White Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Goula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Gabriel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Iberville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
    • Sunshine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Plaquemine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Morrisonville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Chackbay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Thibodaux
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Acadia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Kraemer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Blue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Godchaux
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Raceland Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • French Settlement
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Vincent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Saint James
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Burton Lane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • Chatman Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
    • Convent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Free Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
    • Uncle Sam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Vacherie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Vacherie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
    • Paulina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • South Vacherie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Wallace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Garyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Reserve
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Bayou Geneve
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Morgan City Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Amelia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Morgan City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Bayou Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilsons Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
    • Patterson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Calumet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Verdunville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Irish Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ratliff, with the one closest to Ratliff listed first.
    • Donner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Chacahoula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Schriever
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Gray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ardoyne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Bayou Cane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Houma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Ratliff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ratliff.

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 Ratliff - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Christ Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pugh Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Evening Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Virginia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Christ Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Jules Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Philomena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...

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

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

  • Napoleonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bertie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
  • Paincourtville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plattenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Albemarle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Belle Rose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Labadieville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Donaldsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Saint James
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Geary ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Geary is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
  • Central
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • White Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lauderdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Smoke Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
    • McCall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • McCall is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall

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

Newspapers Published in Ratliff ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ratliff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ratliff, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ratliff.

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 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 Ratliff:

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