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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 Gabriel (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 Gabriel. 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 Gabriel ...

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 Gabriel: St. Gabriel

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Gabriel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Gabriel.

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 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 Gabriel is located in Iberville 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 Iberville Parish: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Pointe Coupee, Saint Martin & West Baton Rouge.

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

  • Iberville Parish     (The home parish of Saint Gabriel)
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Gabriel, with the one closest to Saint Gabriel listed first.
    • Southwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
    • Geismar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cornerview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
    • Bullion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Prairieville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Duplessis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hope Villa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
    • Gonzales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hobart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Barton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Assumption Parish
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Gabriel, with the one closest to Saint Gabriel listed first.
    • Burtville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardere
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
    • Oak Hills Place
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
    • Perkins Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
    • Village Saint George
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
    • Lynwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Essen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Old Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
    • Inniswold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Westminster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Shenandoah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Woodshire Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
  • Livingston Parish
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Saint James Parish
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Gabriel, with the one closest to Saint Gabriel listed first.
    • Wallace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Gabriel, with the one closest to Saint Gabriel listed first.
    • Bayou Chene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Geneve
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
  • West Baton Rouge Parish

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Gabriel ...

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

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

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

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

  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Raphael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazil Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Raspberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • St. John Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Gabriel had a population of 450 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Saint Gabriel had a population of 7,522 people.

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

  • Sunshine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Southwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
  • Bayou Goula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hohen Solms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
  • Geismar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorcyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
  • Gardere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
  • Dutch Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Belle Helene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
  • Plaquemine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hopeville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • McCall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • McCall is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Geary ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Geary is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Gonzales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Smoke Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Gabriel ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Gabriel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Gabriel, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Gabriel.

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 Gabriel:

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 Gabriel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Gabriel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.