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 Wall Settlement (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 Wall Settlement. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Wall Settlement 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 Wall Settlement. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wall Settlement:
- Livingston Parish (The home parish of Wall Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Killian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Maurepas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Starns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- French Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Claybank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Galvez Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Brignac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Galvez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Saint Amant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Weber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Hobart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Brittany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duplessis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Shenandoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Old Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Woodshire Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Baywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Greenwell Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Perkins Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- Inniswold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Village Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Boganvilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- East Feliciana Parish
- Blairstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Iberville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Saint Gabriel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Saint Charles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Gypsy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Killona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
- Taft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grangeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Gramercy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lutcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paulina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vacherie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- North Vacherie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vacherie
- Chatman Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Free Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Uncle Sam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Convent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Garyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reserve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Edgard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laplace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Goodbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Madisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Wadesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Baptist
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Ponchatoula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Natalbany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tickfaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manchac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Akers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wall Settlement, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Wall Settlement.
Cemeteries Near Wall Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wall Settlement.
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 Wall Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wall Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Efferson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Galilee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- James Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zeigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Schroeder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cullom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wall Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wall Settlement.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wall Settlement, with the one closest to Wall Settlement listed first.
- Springville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bayou Barbary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Killian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maurepas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Colyell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Head of Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Ponchatoula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Starns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- French Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Tickfaw
(14 miles [22.5 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 Wall Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wall Settlement.
Newspapers Published in Wall Settlement ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wall Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wall Settlement, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wall Settlement.
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 Wall Settlement:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa 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 Wall Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wall Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |