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 Francisville (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 Francisville. 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 Francisville ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Saint Francisville: St. Francisville
- In past government published Postal Guides, Saint Francisville was referred to as Saint Francisville Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Francisville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Francisville.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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/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 Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish and is the Parish Seat.
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 West Feliciana Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge & Wilkinson (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Saint Francisville. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Francisville:
- West Feliciana Parish (The home parish of Saint Francisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Bains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Converse ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogillioville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Tunica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avoyelles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Odenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Simmesport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Port Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Zachary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Baker
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Zion City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Pride
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boganvilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Maribel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Baton Rouge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lindsay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Ethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Slaughter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blairstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Maringouin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grosse Tete
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Livingston Parish
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Patin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- New Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ventress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Glynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarreau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oscar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rougon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morganza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Batchelor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Half Moon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Krotz Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swayze Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Arbroth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Erwinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Devalls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Carey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Lobdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Port Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brusly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Turnbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Centreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Artonish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Francisville, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Saint Francisville.
Cemeteries Near Saint Francisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Francisville.
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 Francisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Francisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Starhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Butler Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Bains.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67119 <3>
- Barrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of New Roads.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69371 <3>
- Riddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- St. Augustine Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Francisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Francisville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Francisville, with the one closest to Saint Francisville listed first.
- Pointe Coupee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- New Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Converse ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Ventress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anchor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Port Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Lindsay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Lakeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arbroth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Irene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Francisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Francisville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Francisville ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Francisville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saint Francisville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saint Francisville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saint Francisville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> of Saint Francisville.
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 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 Francisville:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to West Feliciana Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Avoyelles Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Wilkinson 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> | 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 Francisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Francisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |