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 Verdun (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 Verdun. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.
Verdun is located in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.
Below are the parishes that are near Verdun. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Verdun:
- Livingston Parish (The home parish of Verdun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Maurepas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- French Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Killian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Denham Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <1>
- Oldfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Claybank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Brignac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Galvez Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Galvez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Saint Amant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Little Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Brittany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Sorrento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duplessis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Belle Terre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Brulie Maurin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Belle Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Belle Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Kessler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Lula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Monty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sweet Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Bruly Saint Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
- Plattenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Old Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Woodshire Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Perkins Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Village Saint George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Inniswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Westminster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Greenwell Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Essen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Lynwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Iberville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Saint Gabriel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunshine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- White Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Goula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Plaquemine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Gypsy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Killona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Taft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Norco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grangeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Gramercy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lutcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chatman Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Free Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Paulina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Uncle Sam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Convent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Vacherie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Lagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Saint James
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Garyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Edgard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Laplace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Wadesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Baptist
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Ponchatoula
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Akers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manchac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Natalbany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Tickfaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Loranger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Port Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Verdun, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Verdun.
Cemeteries Near Verdun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verdun.
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 Verdun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Verdun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colyell Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maurepas Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wheat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pennington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Zeigler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. William Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Verdun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Verdun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Verdun, with the one closest to Verdun listed first.
- Bayou Barbary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- French Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Maurepas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colyell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Port Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Killian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Galvez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Saint Amant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Gonzales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Verdun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verdun.
Newspapers Published in Verdun ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verdun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verdun, 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 Verdun.
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 helpful 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 Verdun:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- West Baton Rouge 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 Verdun, 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- Verdun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |