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 South Pass (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 South Pass. 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 South Pass ...

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 South Pass: S. Pass

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 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 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.

South Pass is located in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish: Jefferson, Orleans & Saint Bernard.

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

• Plaquemines Parish     (The home parish of South Pass)
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Pass, with the one closest to South Pass listed first.
  • Port Eads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Eads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Eads
    • Port Eads is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Pilotsville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilotsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilotsville
    • Pilotsville is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Pilottown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
    • Pilottown is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilottown <2>
  • Burrwood ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrwood
    • Burrwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Venice
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Venice is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <2>
  • Boothville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothville
    • Boothville is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothville <2>
• Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Torras ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torras
    • Torras is located in Pointe Coupee Parish

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

Cemeteries Near South Pass ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Pass.

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).

• Boothville Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boothville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boothville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 South Pass in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Pass.

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

• Port Eads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Eads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Eads
  • Port Eads is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Pilottown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
  • Pilottown is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilottown <2>

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

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 South Pass:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Plaquemines Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Plaquemines Parish

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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