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 Sherburne (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 Sherburne. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.
Sherburne is located in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana.
Below are the parishes that are near Sherburne. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherburne:
- Pointe Coupee Parish (The home parish of Sherburne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- East Krotz Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
- Elliot City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- Lottie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fordoche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Dupont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jarreau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morganza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rougon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Roads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acadia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Higginbotham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Church Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Avoyelles Parish
- Odenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Port Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Maringouin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grosse Tete
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Stekey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Carencro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ossun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Billeaud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
- Broussard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Krotz Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Swayze Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- Portage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arnaudville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Barre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frozard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Immaculata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
- Grand Coteau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cecilia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breaux Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
- Isle Labbe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- Bankers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Levert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Saint John
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Banker Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
- Coteau Holmes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
- Saint Martinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bayou Chene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Erwinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arbroth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Carey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Devalls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Lobdell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Addis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Tunica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherburne, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Sherburne.
Cemeteries Near Sherburne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherburne.
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 Sherburne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherburne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunlight Baptissst Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- False River Station Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River Station Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the False River Station Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fordoche.
- The False River Station Cemetery has also been known as:
- False River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564758 <2>
- Bailey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cabrini Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Travelers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- De Viller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Oak Lane Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Regis Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Ring Zion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Henderson.
- The St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68504 <2>
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 Sherburne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherburne.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherburne, with the one closest to Sherburne listed first.
- Fordoche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Musson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arnaudville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Barre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Viva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Frozard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Grosse Tete
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Breaux Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherburne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherburne.
Newspapers Published in Sherburne ...
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 Sherburne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherburne, 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 Sherburne.
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 Sherburne:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Pointe Coupee Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Acadia Parish
- Avoyelles Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana 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> | 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- Sherburne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sherburne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |