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 Wood Lake (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 Wood Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Wood Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wood Lake: Wood Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wood Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wood Lake.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Wood Lake is located in Saint Bernard 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 Bernard Parish: Orleans & Plaquemines.
Below are the parishes that are near Wood Lake. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wood Lake:
- Saint Bernard Parish (The home parish of Wood Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Lake, with the one closest to Wood Lake listed first.
- Reggio
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reggio is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reggio
- Verret
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Alluvial City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
- Shell Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Yscloskey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
- Toca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Hopedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Saint Bernard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastopol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Poydras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Mohawk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Violet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Story
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Jefferson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Lake, with the one closest to Wood Lake listed first.
- Timberlane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Terrytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harvey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodmere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
- Estelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Jean Lafitte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
- Marrero
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lafitte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barataria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westwego
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bridge City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orleans Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Lake, with the one closest to Wood Lake listed first.
- Lake Catherine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- New Orleans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Gentilly Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Milneburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Plaquemines Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Lake, with the one closest to Wood Lake listed first.
- Braithwaite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- English Turn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Belle Chasse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scarsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monsecour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Pointe a la Hache
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Jesuit Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Lake, with the one closest to Wood Lake listed first.
- North Shore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Eden Isle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- North Shore Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- Oak Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Lake Shore Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wood Lake, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Wood Lake.
Cemeteries Near Wood Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wood Lake.
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 Wood Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wood Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wood Lake, with the one closest to Wood Lake listed first.
- True Love Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- English Turn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scarsdale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belair Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nero Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pt. Celeste Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- St. Bernard Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellen Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dobard Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ironton Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Range Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (67 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ballowe Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chalmette National Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Wood Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wood Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wood Lake, with the one closest to Wood Lake listed first.
- Reggio
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reggio is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reggio
- Verret
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Contreras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Contreras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Yscloskey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
- Shell Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Kenilworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenilworth is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Toca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Hopedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Saint Bernard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastopol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Poydras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Violet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Story
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Saxonholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- English Turn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wood Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wood Lake.
Newspapers Published in Wood Lake ...
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 533 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wood Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wood Lake, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wood Lake.
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 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 Wood Lake:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Bernard Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jefferson Parish
- Orleans Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Saint Tammany 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 Wood Lake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wood Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |