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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wags. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wags to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wags, please Contact Us.
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 Wags (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 Wags. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wags is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint John the Baptist 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 Saint John the Baptist Parish: Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Saint Charles, Saint James & Tangipahoa.
Below are the parishes that are near Wags. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wags:
- Saint John the Baptist Parish (The home parish of Wags)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Wallace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Mount Airy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reserve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laplace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frenier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Sorrento
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Burnside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Brittany
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Amant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Darrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Donaldsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gonzales
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brignac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Assumption Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Brulie Maurin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Rosedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Woodlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Albemarle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
- Bertie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
- Elmfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
- Madewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Madewood is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madewood
- Cedar Grove Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Belle Alliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Belle Terre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Ingleside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Carville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Gabriel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Kenner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- River Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harahan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waggaman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bridge City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lafourche Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Kraemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chackbay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Thibodaux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
- Godchaux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
- Raceland Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Raceland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mathews
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bayou Blue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
- Lockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gheens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Maurepas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- French Settlement
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Killian
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Port Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Killona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gypsy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Montz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Taft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Norco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hahnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vallier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
- New Sarpy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Des Allemands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boutte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Destrehan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- North Vacherie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Lutcher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paulina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vacherie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gramercy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Vacherie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
- Hester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Lagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
- Burton Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Convent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Uncle Sam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin Parish
- Bayou Geneve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Akers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manchac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Wadesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Terrebonne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Schriever
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Plantation
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Chacahoula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Ardoyne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
- Bayou Cane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
- Broadmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- Donner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wags, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Wags.
Cemeteries Near Wags ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wags.
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 Wags - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wags covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Woodville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Western Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trosclair Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Celestin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montz Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Wags in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wags.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wags, with the one closest to Wags listed first.
- Johnson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Wallace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Paulina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vacherie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Remy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Remy is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Hester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Edgard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Convent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lucy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Killona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Welcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wags. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wags.
Newspapers Published in Wags ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wags.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wags, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wags.
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 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 Wags:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Jefferson Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint Martin Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Terrebonne Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wags, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Wags) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |