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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 Vinton (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 Vinton. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Calcasieu Parish: Beauregard, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Newton (TX) & Orange (TX).

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

  • Calcasieu Parish     (The home parish of Vinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Edgerly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Starks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlyss
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Sulphur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Prien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Westlake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <1>
    • DeQuincy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeQuincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeQuincy
      • DeQuincy is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeQuincy <1>
    • Lake Charles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ararat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Greinwich Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Moss Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
      • Moss Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Bluff <1>
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Helme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Ragley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragley
      • Ragley is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragley <1>
  • Cameron Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Hackberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <1>
    • Grand Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
      • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jasper County (TX)
    • Buna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buna
      • Buna is located in Jasper County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buna <1>
  • Jefferson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Groves
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
      • Groves is located in Jefferson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
    • Port Neches
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Neches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
      • Port Neches is located in Jefferson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <1>
    • Central Gardens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
      • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County (TX)
    • Nederland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nederland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
      • Nederland is located in Jefferson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
    • Port Arthur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton County (TX)
  • Orange County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Orange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
    • Pinehurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • West Orange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
      • West Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <1>
    • Lemonville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
      • Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Mauriceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Texla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
      • Texla is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Orangefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangefield
      • Orangefield is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangefield <1>
    • Bridge City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
      • Bridge City is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <1>
    • Vidor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Vidor is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <1>
    • Pine Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Rose City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people

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

Newspapers Published in Vinton ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vinton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vinton.

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 Vinton:

Cemeteries Near Vinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
  • Granger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granger Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Benevolent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benevolent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benevolent Cemetery
  • Comier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comier Cemetery
  • Big Woods Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Woods Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
  • Parish Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parish Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Moss Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vinton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Vinton had a population of 3,211 people.

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

  • Edgerly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Echo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Orange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
  • Tulane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
    • Tulane is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Hackberry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <1>
  • Westlake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <1>
  • Terry
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Grand Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Lake Charles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Chloe
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
    • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish

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

The official website for Vinton: www.cityofvinton.com/

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1961, Longitude: -93.5818       In this case, the coordinates for Vinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Vinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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