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 Springfield (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 Springfield. 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 Springfield ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Springfield was referred to as Springfield Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Springfield. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Springfield.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
Springfield is located in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.
Below are the parishes that are near Springfield. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springfield:
- Livingston Parish (The home parish of Springfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Killian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Holden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maurepas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- French Settlement
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Walker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Oldfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Denham Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <1>
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Claybank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Galvez Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Brignac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Galvez
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Saint Amant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Brittany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Hobart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Duplessis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sorrento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Baywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Woodshire Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Greenwell Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Gypsy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Killona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Norco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Gramercy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lutcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paulina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vacherie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Frenier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Garyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laplace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reserve
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edgard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Goodbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Madisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Saint Benedict
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mandeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Abita Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Wadesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Baptist
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Ponchatoula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Natalbany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tickfaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Akers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Robert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Loranger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springfield, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Springfield.
Cemeteries Near Springfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springfield.
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 Springfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Cullom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dominican Friars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dominican Sisters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wadesboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Galilee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hungarian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wetmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schroeder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- New Beaula Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- James Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Efferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springfield had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Springfield had a population of 542 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Killian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Ponchatoula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bayou Barbary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Maurepas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tickfaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manchac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Starns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Colyell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Whitehall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Head of Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Springfield ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Springfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Springfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Springfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Springfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Springfield:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa 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> | 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 Springfield, 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' (or 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- Springfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |