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 Alabama Landing (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 Alabama Landing. 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 Alabama Landing ...
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 Alabama Landing: Alabama Lndg. (or less commonly used: Alabama Lndng.)
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 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.
Alabama Landing is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Alabama Landing. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alabama Landing:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Alabama Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Landing, with the one closest to Alabama Landing listed first.
- Haile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haile is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Farmerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Truxno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Truxno is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Wilhite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhite is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Downsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Landing, with the one closest to Alabama Landing listed first.
- Cedarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sibley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Landing, with the one closest to Alabama Landing listed first.
- Bastrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brodnax was located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Collinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mer Rouge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Landing, with the one closest to Alabama Landing listed first.
- Sterlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Leisure Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Swartz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spanish City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- West Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Claiborne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Pino Bayou Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Forksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Frost Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Richland Parish
- Start
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Landing, with the one closest to Alabama Landing listed first.
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Elon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elon was located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Crossett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Crossett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- North Crossett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley County (AR)
- Blanchton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Landing, with the one closest to Alabama Landing listed first.
- Huttig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Felsenthal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bolding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alabama Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Alabama Landing.
Cemeteries Near Alabama Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alabama Landing.
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 Alabama Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alabama Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alabama Landing, with the one closest to Alabama Landing listed first.
- Roadside Burial Site
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reppond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reppond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abscent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abstent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spikner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Alabama Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alabama Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alabama Landing, with the one closest to Alabama Landing listed first.
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- De Siard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- Bastrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colsons was located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Causey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Causey was located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brodnax was located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cleora was located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Elon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elon was located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Point is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Mer Rouge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lapile
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conway is also located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Farmerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alabama Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alabama Landing.
Newspapers Published in Alabama Landing ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alabama Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alabama Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alabama Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Alabama Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Richland Parish
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Union County
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alabama Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Alabama Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |