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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 Stephenville (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 Stephenville. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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.

Stephenville is located in Saint Martin 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 Martin Parish: Assumption, Iberia, Iberville, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, Saint Landry & Saint Mary.

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

  • Saint Martin Parish     (The home parish of Stephenville)
    • Bayou Geneve
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
    • Barton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Donaldsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Darrow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Aben
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Aben is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
      • Aben has also been known as:
      • Abend
    • Cofield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Burnside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Geismar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Assumption Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
    • Attakapas Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Attakapas Landing is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Landing
    • Belle River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Belle River is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Upper Texas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
    • Bayou Crab
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
    • Dwight Fields
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
    • Lower Texas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
    • Attakapas Canal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Attakapas Canal is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Canal
    • Ursa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ursa is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
    • Bellewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellewood is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
    • Georgia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Cancienne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cancienne is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cancienne
    • Himalaya
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
  • Iberville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
    • White Castle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Goula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Carville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
    • Thibodaux
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Acadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Chackbay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Kraemer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Blue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
    • Saint James
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton Lane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • Free Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
    • Lagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Chatman Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
    • Convent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Uncle Sam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • South Vacherie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
    • Morgan City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Morgan City Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Berwick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Amelia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilsons Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
    • Patterson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Calumet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Ricohoc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
    • Verdunville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
    • Gibson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Donner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chacahoula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Schriever
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Ardoyne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Gray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Broadmoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Bayou Cane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Houma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Stephenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stephenville.

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 Stephenville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bradley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwick Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle River Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Iberts Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patterson.
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Patterson Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143457 <2>
  • Evening Star Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Philomena Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Woodlawn UMC Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pugh Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Christ Episcopal Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Morgan City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
  • Amelia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Patterson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ricohoc
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Labadieville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Albemarle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Napoleonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bertie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
  • Chacahoula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Plattenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paincourtville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Sale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale

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

Newspapers Published in Stephenville ...

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 Stephenville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stephenville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stephenville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Stephenville:

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 Stephenville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.