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 Torbert (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 Torbert. 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 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.
Torbert is located in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana.
Below are the parishes that are near Torbert. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Torbert:
- Pointe Coupee Parish (The home parish of Torbert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Livonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oscar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jarreau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rougon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fordoche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lottie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Patin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Port Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Baker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Beauregard Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Tristian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Zachary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Baton Rouge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brownfields
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Zion City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Maribel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Boganvilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Essen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Lindsay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Slaughter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Maringouin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grosse Tete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Plaquemine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Iberville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bayou Goula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Landry Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Krotz Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Melville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Swayze Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
- Elba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Portage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Palmetto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Barre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arnaudville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Immaculata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
- Saint Martin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cecilia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Chene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
- Catahoula Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catahoula Cove is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catahoula Cove
- Parks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Erwinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arbroth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Carey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Devalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Lobdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Port Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Addis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Brusly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Converse ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tunica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Angola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rogillioville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Torbert, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Torbert.
Cemeteries Near Torbert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Torbert.
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 Torbert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Torbert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- St. Francis Cabrini Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunlight Baptissst Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Spur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- False River Station Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River Station Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the False River Station Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fordoche.
- The False River Station Cemetery has also been known as:
- False River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564758 <2>
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Oak Lane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Chenal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Ventress.
- The St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greater St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219149 <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 Torbert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Torbert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Torbert, with the one closest to Torbert listed first.
- Livonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fordoche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Musson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Grosse Tete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arbroth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Ventress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Devalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Anchor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pointe Coupee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Lobdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Ravenswood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Torbert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Torbert.
Newspapers Published in Torbert ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Torbert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Torbert, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Torbert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Torbert:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Pointe Coupee Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Saint Landry Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Torbert) 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 Torbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |