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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 Torras Landing (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 Torras Landing. 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 Torras Landing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Torras Landing: Torras Lndg. (or less commonly used: Torras Lndng.)

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 ...

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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.

Torras Landing 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 Torras Landing. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Torras Landing:

  • Pointe Coupee Parish     (The home parish of Torras Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Torras Landing, with the one closest to Torras Landing listed first.
    • Lettsworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Williamsport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Innis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Legonier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
    • Batchelor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Morganza
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ravenswood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • New Roads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dupont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Patin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
    • Ventress
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Torras Landing, with the one closest to Torras Landing listed first.
    • Simmesport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Odenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
    • Dupont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Hamburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bordelonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plaucheville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Moreauville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hickory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Cottonport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mansura
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Evergreen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Torras Landing, with the one closest to Torras Landing listed first.
    • Bougere
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
    • Acme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Torras Landing, with the one closest to Torras Landing listed first.
    • Elba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Melville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bayou Jack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
    • Palmetto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Half Moon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Swayze Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
    • Immaculata
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
    • Lebeau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
    • Morrow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Krotz Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Boretta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Torras Landing, with the one closest to Torras Landing listed first.
    • Angola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tunica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Weyanoke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Wakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
    • Saint Francisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogillioville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Torras Landing, with the one closest to Torras Landing listed first.
    • Artonish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
    • Turnbull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Woodville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilkinson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson

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

Cemeteries Near Torras Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Torras Landing.

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 Torras Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Red River Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
  • Smithland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Merrick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
  • Angola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rowes Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
  • Legonier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
  • Simmesport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Odenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
  • Fort Adams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
  • Big Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Pinckneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Black Hawk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Red Fish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
    • Raccourci ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
    • Bayou Current
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current

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

Newspapers Published in Torras Landing ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Torras Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Torras Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Torras Landing.

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 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 Torras Landing:

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 '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- Torras Landing) 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 Torras Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.