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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 Saint Dizier (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 Dizier. 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 Dizier ...

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 Dizier: St. Dizier

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 doctors and 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 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.

Saint Dizier is located in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana.

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

  • Pointe Coupee Parish     (The home parish of Saint Dizier)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • New Roads
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Patin
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
    • Ventress
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dupont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jarreau
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oscar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermitage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Rougon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morganza
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Livonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • Odenburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
    • Simmesport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • Port Hudson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
    • Zachary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Tristian Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
    • Baker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Brownfields
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
    • Zion City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
    • Beauregard Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
    • Baton Rouge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Boganvilla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
    • Maribel Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
    • Merrydale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
    • Central
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
    • Greenwell Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • Lindsay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Bells Store ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
    • Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Slaughter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <1>
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Norwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Blairstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • Maringouin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Tete
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Morrisonville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
    • Plaquemine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Livingston Parish
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • Melville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Elba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Krotz Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Half Moon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Swayze Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
    • Palmetto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • Arbroth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
    • Erwinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Carey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
    • Devalls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
    • Lobdell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
    • Wilbert ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
    • Port Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brusly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 southeast)
      • 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>
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • Saint Francisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Wakefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Weyanoke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tunica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogillioville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
    • Angola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Dizier, with the one closest to Saint Dizier listed first.
    • Turnbull
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Woodville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Whitaker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Dizier ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Dizier.

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

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

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

  • St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Augustine Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Ventress.
    • The St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greater St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219149 <2>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of New Roads.
    • The Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2757559 <2>
  • St. Francis of Pointe Coupee Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis of Pointe Coupee Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis of Pointe Coupee Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of New Roads.
    • The St. Francis of Pointe Coupee Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Francis Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147785 <2>
  • Fairlane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chenal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (249 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.<4>

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

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

  • New Roads
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ventress
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pointe Coupee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
  • Waterloo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Anchor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
  • Lakeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Arbroth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
  • Port Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
  • Raccourci ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
  • Livonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Irene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Lindsay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fordoche
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Viva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Dizier ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Dizier.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Dizier, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Dizier.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Saint Dizier:

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' (or 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 Dizier) 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 Saint Dizier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.