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 Elmo (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 Elmo. 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 Elmo ...
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 Elmo: St. Elmo
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Elmo. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Elmo.
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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
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 north 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 Elmo is located in Ascension 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 Ascension Parish: Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston & Saint James.
Below are the parishes that are near Saint Elmo. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Elmo:
- Ascension Parish (The home parish of Saint Elmo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Cofield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Aben
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Darrow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gonzales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Geismar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Brittany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sorrento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Weber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Southwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Belle Terre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Brulie Maurin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Belle Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Belle Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Monty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Kessler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Lula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sweet Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Plattenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bruly Saint Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Village Saint George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Old Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Perkins Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Gardere
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Oak Hills Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Shenandoah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Inniswold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Westminster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Woodshire Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Essen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Baton Rouge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Carville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Gabriel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Goula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iberville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Plaquemine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Chackbay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Kraemer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thibodaux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Acadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- French Settlement
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Maurepas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Denham Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Walker
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Killian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Killona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gypsy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Montz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Free Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Burton Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Chatman Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Uncle Sam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Convent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Gramercy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lutcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paulina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vacherie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Vacherie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Mount Airy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edgard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reserve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laplace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Bayou Geneve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
- Stephenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
- Saint Mary Parish
- Morgan City Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
- Terrebonne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Schriever
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chacahoula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Donner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Addis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Brusly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Port Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Elmo, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Saint Elmo.
Cemeteries Near Saint Elmo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Elmo.
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 Elmo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Elmo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Ascension Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philippian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Landry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Phillip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- St. Jules Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Saint Elmo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Elmo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Cofield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Darrow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Donaldsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smoke Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Lauderdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- White Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Belle Helene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- McCall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Geary ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Belle Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Geismar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Elmo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Elmo.
Newspapers Published in Saint Elmo ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Elmo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Elmo, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Elmo.
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 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 Saint Elmo:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Ascension Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Saint Mary Parish
- Terrebonne 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 Saint Elmo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Elmo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |