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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 South Vacherie (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 Vacherie. 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 Vacherie ...

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 South Vacherie: S. Vacherie

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 hospitals and 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.

South Vacherie is located in Saint James 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 James Parish: Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche & Saint John the Baptist.

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

  • Saint James Parish     (The home parish of South Vacherie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • North Vacherie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
    • Vacherie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Paulina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lutcher
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <1>
    • Hester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Lagan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Saint James
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gramercy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Burton Lane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • Convent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Uncle Sam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatman Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
    • Free Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Aben
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
      • Aben has also been known as:
      • Abend
    • Cofield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Burnside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Donaldsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sorrento
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Darrow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brittany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Amant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gonzales
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Weber City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Barton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Brignac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
    • Cornerview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Albemarle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
    • Cedar Grove Plantation
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Labadieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Leche
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Leche is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leche
    • Rosedale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosedale is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Woodlawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodlawn is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Brule
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brule is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
    • Bertie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
    • Elmfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
    • Ingleside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ingleside is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Madewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Madewood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madewood
    • Supreme
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
  • Jefferson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Kenner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <1>
    • Avondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Harahan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • River Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Waggaman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Elmwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Kraemer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chackbay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Thibodaux
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Acadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Godchaux
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Blue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Mathews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gheens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Maurepas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Clio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • French Settlement
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Killian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Port Vincent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Montz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
    • Killona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taft
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Vallier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • Gypsy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
    • Des Allemands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hahnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Norco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Sarpy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Boutte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Luling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Gauche
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Wallace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Mount Airy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Garyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reserve
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Laplace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Bayou Geneve
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Stephenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Morgan City Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Amelia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Akers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Vacherie, with the one closest to South Vacherie listed first.
    • Schriever
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Chacahoula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Ardoyne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Broadmoor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Bayou Cane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Donner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Houma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <1>
    • Gibson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bourg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near South Vacherie ...

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

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 South Vacherie - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Trosclair Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Highway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Western Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...

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

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

  • Vacherie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Remy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Remy is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
  • Paulina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Johnson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Hester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Wallace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Saint James
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Convent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thibodaux
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ewing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Edgard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thibodaux Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
    • Welcome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Schriever
      (14 miles [22.5 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 South Vacherie. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Vacherie.

Newspapers Published in South Vacherie ...

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 South Vacherie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Vacherie, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Vacherie.

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 Vacherie:

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 South Vacherie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Vacherie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.