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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 Sambo (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 Sambo. 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.

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 doctors and 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.

Sambo is located in Saint Landry 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 Landry Parish: Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee & Saint Martin.

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

  • Saint Landry Parish     (The home parish of Sambo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sambo, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
    • Half Moon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Swayze Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
    • Palmetto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Melville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elba
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Immaculata
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
    • Lebeau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
    • Bayou Jack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
    • Krotz Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Port Barre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Acadia Parish
    • Church Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sambo, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
    • Odenburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
    • Dupont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Simmesport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hickory
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Plaucheville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cottonport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Moreauville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Gold Dust
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
    • Milburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Milburn is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sambo, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
    • Ville Platte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Landry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chataignier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sambo, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
    • Maringouin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grosse Tete
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lafayette Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sambo, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
    • Stekey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
    • Carencro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sambo, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
    • Ravenswood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • East Krotz Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
    • Batchelor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
    • Morganza
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Innis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fordoche
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lottie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Lettsworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Legonier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sambo, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
    • Cecilia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Breaux Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sambo, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
    • Angola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
    • Saint Francisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Weyanoke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse

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

Cemeteries Near Sambo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sambo.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Light Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Atchafalaya Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Latenache Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Goudeau Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • McBride Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Saquette Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Travelers Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cason Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Sambo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sambo.

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

  • Palmetto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Melville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Bayou Current
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
  • Ravenswood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Viva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
  • Rosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
  • Port Barre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Cane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
  • Beggs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fordoche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Odenburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
    • Garland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Raccourci ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci

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

Newspapers Published in Sambo ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sambo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sambo, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sambo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sambo:

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 Sambo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Sambo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.