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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 Shell Beach (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 Shell Beach. 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 Shell Beach ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Shell Beach: Shell Bch.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Bernard Parish: Orleans & Plaquemines.

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

  • Saint Bernard Parish     (The home parish of Shell Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
    • Alluvial City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alluvial City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
      • Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Yscloskey
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
      • Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Hopedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Reggio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reggio
      • Reggio is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Verret
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verret have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
      • Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Saint Bernard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bernard <2>
    • Sebastopol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Poydras
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poydras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
      • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Mohawk City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
      • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Violet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
      • Violet is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Violet <2>
    • Saxonholm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
      • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Meraux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meraux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meraux
      • Meraux is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meraux <2>
    • Chalmette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalmette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmette
      • Chalmette is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalmette <2>
  • Jefferson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
    • Terrytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
      • Terrytown is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrytown <2>
    • Timberlane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
      • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Gretna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <2>
    • Harvey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Woodmere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
      • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Crown Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Estelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Marrero
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marrero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrero
      • Marrero is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marrero <2>
    • Jean Lafitte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
      • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Barataria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barataria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barataria
      • Barataria is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barataria <2>
    • Westwego
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
      • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <2>
    • Lafitte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafitte
      • Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafitte <2>
    • Bridge City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
      • Bridge City is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <2>
  • Orleans Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
    • Pine Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
    • Milneburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milneburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
      • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
    • New Orleans
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Plaquemines Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
    • Braithwaite
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braithwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braithwaite
      • Braithwaite is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braithwaite <2>
    • English Turn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
      • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Scarsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
      • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Belle Chasse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Chasse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Chasse
      • Belle Chasse is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Chasse <2>
    • Stella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Pointe a la Hache
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe a la Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe a la Hache
      • Pointe a la Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe a la Hache <2>
    • West Pointe A La Hache
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pointe A La Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
      • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Carlisle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Cedar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Bohemia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
      • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
      • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jesuit Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
      • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
    • Eden Isle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
      • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • North Shore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Oak Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
      • Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • North Shore Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
      • North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Lake Shore Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
      • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • McClane City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClane City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
      • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Slidell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
      • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <2>
    • Bon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
      • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Lake Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Tanglewood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
      • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Hancock County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
    • Pearlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Logtown ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
      • Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)

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

Newspapers Published in Shell Beach ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shell Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shell Beach, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shell Beach.

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 Shell Beach:

Cemeteries Near Shell Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shell Beach.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • True Love Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the True Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the True Love Cemetery
  • Merrit Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrit Cemetery
  • Ellen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • English Turn Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Turn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Turn Cemetery
  • Scarsdale Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scarsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scarsdale Cemetery
  • St. Bernard Memorial Gardens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens
  • Chalmette National Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chalmette National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chalmette National Cemetery
  • Belair Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belair Cemetery
  • Nero Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nero Cemetery
  • Pt. Celeste Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Celeste Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Celeste Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Ballowe Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballowe Cemetery
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Resthaven Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Park
    • Dobard Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobard Cemetery
    • Ironton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ironton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ironton Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shell Beach had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Yscloskey
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
    • Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Hopedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Reggio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reggio
    • Reggio is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Verret
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verret have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
    • Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Contreras
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contreras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
    • Contreras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Kenilworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
    • Kenilworth is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Toca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
    • Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Saint Bernard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
    • Saint Bernard is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bernard <2>
  • Sebastopol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Poydras
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poydras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
    • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Violet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Violet is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Violet <2>
  • Saxonholm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
    • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
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    • Story
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
      • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Chef Menteur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chef Menteur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
      • Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
    • English Turn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
      • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shell Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Bernard Parish: www.st-bernard.la.us/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Shell Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shell Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8521, Longitude: -89.6809    
<4>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.
<5>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 Shell Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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