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 Corbins Ferry (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 Corbins Ferry. 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 Corbins Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Corbins Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Corbins Ferry may originally have been Corbin's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Corbins Ferry might be written as Corbin Ferry.
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/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.
Corbins Ferry is located in East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish: Chicot (AR), Madison, Richland, West Carroll, Issaquena (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Corbins Ferry. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corbins Ferry:
- East Carroll Parish (The home parish of Corbins Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Lake Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Transylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sondheimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Omega
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Tendal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Quebec
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tallulah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Barnes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Bonita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mer Rouge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Delhi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Holly Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Fiske
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Epps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <2>
- Kilbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Parkdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chicot County (AR)
- Eudora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Tallula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Mayersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Chotard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Booth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Valley Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Issaquena
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Onward
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Cary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Smedes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Rolling Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lorenzen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Riverside Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Mont Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Byrne City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corbins Ferry, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Corbins Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Corbins Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corbins Ferry.
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 Corbins Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corbins Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Way Way Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (65 more) ...
- McGaha Memorial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaha Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McGaha Memorial is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Oak Grove.
- The McGaha Memorial has also been known as:
- Redwing Cemetery Addition
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959643 <3>
- Redwing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Redwing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Oak Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1451349 <3>
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 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.<5>
While we didn't find Corbins Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Corbins Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corbins Ferry, with the one closest to Corbins Ferry listed first.
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Lake Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shelburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Tallula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Pilcher Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Benham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Kilbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mayersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corbins Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corbins Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Corbins Ferry ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corbins Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corbins Ferry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corbins Ferry.
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 Corbins Ferry:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Carroll Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Richland Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Ashley County
- Chicot County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 '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- Corbins Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Corbins Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |