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 Saint Benedict (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 Saint Benedict. 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 Saint Benedict ...
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 Saint Benedict: St. Benedict
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Benedict. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Benedict.
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/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany 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 Saint Tammany Parish: Jefferson, Orleans, Tangipahoa, Washington, Hancock (MS) & Pearl River (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Saint Benedict. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Benedict:
- Saint Tammany Parish (The home parish of Saint Benedict)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Abita Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Folsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mandeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Talisheek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
- Lacombe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Browns Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Killian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
- Katie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Robert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Husser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loranger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Hammond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ponchatoula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Genessee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Natalbany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tickfaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Akers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manchac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Wadesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Washington Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
- Enon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Lees Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Franklinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stoney Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Bogalusa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Varnado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Hancock County (MS)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Pearl River County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Picayune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Benedict, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Saint Benedict.
Cemeteries Near Saint Benedict ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Benedict.
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 Saint Benedict - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Benedict covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
- St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Gertrudes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fivemile Still Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garden District Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bruhl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barkers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Keating Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bogue Falaya Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Saint Benedict in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Benedict.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mandeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Talisheek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
- Zona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Florenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Ponchatoula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Hammond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tickfaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manchac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Pearl River
(24 miles [38.6 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 Saint Benedict. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Benedict.
Newspapers Published in Saint Benedict ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Benedict.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Benedict, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Benedict.
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 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 Saint Benedict:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Livingston Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- Hancock County
- Pearl River County
- 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> | 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 Saint Benedict, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Saint Benedict) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |