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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 Ursa (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 Ursa. 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.

Ursa is located in Assumption 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 Assumption Parish: Ascension, Iberia, Iberville, Lafourche, Saint James, Saint Martin, Saint Mary & Terrebonne.

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

  • Assumption Parish     (The home parish of Ursa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ursa, with the one closest to Ursa listed first.
    • Lower Texas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
    • Attakapas Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Attakapas Landing is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attakapas Landing
    • Dwight Fields
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Dwight Fields is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Fields
    • Georgia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Brule
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brule is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
    • Bayou Crab
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
    • Himalaya
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
    • Upper Texas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
    • Chula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chula is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Labadieville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Leche
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Leche is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leche
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ursa, with the one closest to Ursa listed first.
    • Barton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Donaldsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lafourche Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ursa, with the one closest to Ursa listed first.
    • Acadia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Thibodaux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chackbay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
    • Bayou Blue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Kraemer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Godchaux
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Raceland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Raceland Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
  • Saint James Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ursa, with the one closest to Ursa listed first.
    • Lagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
    • Saint James
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
    • Chatman Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
    • Convent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Free Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
    • South Vacherie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
    • Hester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Uncle Sam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Martin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ursa, with the one closest to Ursa listed first.
    • Stephenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
    • Bayou Geneve
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
  • Saint Mary Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ursa, with the one closest to Ursa listed first.
    • Morgan City Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Amelia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Morgan City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Berwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Bayou Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Patterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilsons Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
    • Calumet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Ricohoc
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
    • Verdunville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
    • Bayou Sale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
  • Terrebonne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ursa, with the one closest to Ursa listed first.
    • Gibson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Donner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chacahoula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
    • Ardoyne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Schriever
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Cane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Broadmoor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Houma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Theriot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot

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

Cemeteries Near Ursa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ursa.

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

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

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

  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Milton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Morgan City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Berwick Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Philomena Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Iberts Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Halfway Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...

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

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

  • Amelia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gibson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ramos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
  • Morgan City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chacahoula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Berwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Labadieville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Patterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ellendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Central
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Schriever
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Albemarle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Crescent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Thibodaux Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
    • Thibodaux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Ursa ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ursa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ursa, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ursa.

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 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 Ursa:

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 Ursa, 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- Ursa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.