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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 Weyanoke (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 Weyanoke. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge & Wilkinson (MS).

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

  • West Feliciana Parish     (The home parish of Weyanoke)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weyanoke, with the one closest to Weyanoke listed first.
    • Tunica
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <2>
    • Angola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Wakefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Francisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
      • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <2>
    • Rogillioville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Avoyelles Parish
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weyanoke, with the one closest to Weyanoke listed first.
    • Bougere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bougere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
    • Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairview
      • From Weyanoke to Fairview
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weyanoke, with the one closest to Weyanoke listed first.
    • Port Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Hudson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
      • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Port Hudson
      • From Weyanoke to Port Hudson
    • Zachary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Baker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tristian Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
      • Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weyanoke, with the one closest to Weyanoke listed first.
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Norwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
    • Wilson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <2>
    • Bells Store ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
      • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Lindsay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Slaughter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
      • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <2>
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weyanoke, with the one closest to Weyanoke listed first.
    • Elba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elba
      • From Weyanoke to Elba
    • Melville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Half Moon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmetto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <2>
    • Swayze Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Jack
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weyanoke, with the one closest to Weyanoke listed first.
    • Turnbull
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turnbull
      • From Weyanoke to Turnbull
    • Woodville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Artonish
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artonish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Whitaker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitaker
      • From Weyanoke to Whitaker
    • Wilkinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilkinson
      • From Weyanoke to Wilkinson
    • Centreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Weyanoke ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weyanoke.

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 Weyanoke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogillio Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogillio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogillio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comely Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barrow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67568 <4>
  • King Solomon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Arcole Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pt. Lookout Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Lookout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Lookout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Mess Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mess Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mess Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Edgefield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodstock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodstock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Weyanoke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weyanoke.

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

  • Pinckneyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
    • Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
  • Rowes Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
    • Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Angola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Laurel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Fort Adams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
    • Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
  • Turnbull
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Turnbull
    • From Weyanoke to Turnbull
  • Smithland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Smithland
    • From Weyanoke to Smithland
  • Red River Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
    • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Raccourci ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccourci have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
    • Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Pointe Coupee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe Coupee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
    • Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Woodville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • New Roads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Merrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
      • Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Weyanoke ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weyanoke.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weyanoke, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weyanoke.

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 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 Weyanoke:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weyanoke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Weyanoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weyanoke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weyanoke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9464, Longitude: -91.4603       In this case, the coordinates for Weyanoke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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