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 Starhill (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 Starhill. 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 Starhill ...
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 occur.
Another variation: STar Hill.
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/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Starhill is located in West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge & Wilkinson (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Starhill. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Starhill:
- West Feliciana Parish (The home parish of Starhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Converse ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rogillioville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Weyanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Port Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Zachary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Tristian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
- Brownfields
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Zion City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Pride
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boganvilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Merrydale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Greenwell Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Lindsay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slaughter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Troy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Maringouin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grosse Tete
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Denham Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Patin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- New Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ventress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rougon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jarreau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Livonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Grangeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Coleman Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Melville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Krotz Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Arbroth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Erwinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Devalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Carey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Lobdell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Port Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brusly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Addis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Turnbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Whitaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Starhill, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Starhill.
Cemeteries Near Starhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starhill.
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 Starhill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Starhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Starhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Asphodel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Connell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKowen Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of New Roads.
- The Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2757559 <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 Starhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Starhill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Starhill, with the one closest to Starhill listed first.
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Anchor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Port Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Lindsay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Pointe Coupee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ventress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Arbroth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Slaughter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Irene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Zachary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Starhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Starhill.
Newspapers Published in Starhill ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starhill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starhill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Starhill:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to West Feliciana Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Wilkinson County
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starhill) 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 Starhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |