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 Sumerall (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 Sumerall. 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 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.
Sumerall is located in Iberia 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 Iberia Parish: Assumption, Iberville, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Saint Mary & Vermilion.
Below are the parishes that are near Sumerall. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sumerall:
- Iberia Parish (The home parish of Sumerall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- New Iberia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morbihan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
- Derouen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
- Loreauville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patoutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
- Jeanerette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acadia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- Rayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Castille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Higginbotham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Lafayette Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- Billeaud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
- Youngsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broussard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stekey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Carencro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ossun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Duson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- Arnaudville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Portage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Cankton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Frozard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Grand Coteau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- Keystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Delacroix
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
- Cade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duchamp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Banker Plantation
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banker Plantation is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Plantation
- Levert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Saint John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Bankers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Coteau Holmes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coteau Holmes is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coteau Holmes
- Isle Labbe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- Catahoula Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
- Parks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Mary Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- Home Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Cypremort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glencoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Adeline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Bodin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
- Caneland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
- Cypremort Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cypremort Point is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort Point
- Cote Blanche Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cote Blanche Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Blanche Landing
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Katy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Vermilion Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- Delcambre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Youngs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maurice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Meaux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
- Leroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Intracoastal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Indian Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Kaplan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sumerall, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Sumerall.
Cemeteries Near Sumerall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sumerall.
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 Sumerall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sumerall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of New Iberia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170947 <2>
- Bunk Johnsons Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of New Iberia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977799 <2>
- Broussard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avery Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Migues Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Migues Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Migues Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Delcambre.
- The Migues Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miguez Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68214 <2>
- Boynton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Bayside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
While we didn't find Sumerall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sumerall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sumerall, with the one closest to Sumerall listed first.
- Segura
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Segura is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
- New Iberia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Derouen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
- Delacroix
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
- Cade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loreauville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duchamp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Saint Martinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Patoutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
- Youngsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broussard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jeanerette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Sorrel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sumerall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sumerall.
Newspapers Published in Sumerall ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sumerall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sumerall, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sumerall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sumerall:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Iberia Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Acadia Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Saint Mary Parish
- Vermilion 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 Sumerall, 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 from Point A (ie- Sumerall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |