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 Anchor 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 Anchor 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 Anchor 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Anchor Landing: Anchor Lndg. (or less commonly used: Anchor 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 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/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 south 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.
Anchor Landing is located in Tensas 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 Tensas Parish: Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Adams (MS), Claiborne (MS), Jefferson (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Anchor Landing. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anchor Landing:
- Tensas Parish (The home parish of Anchor Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor Landing, with the one closest to Anchor Landing listed first.
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waterproof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newlight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newellton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yucatan Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Caldwell Parish
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor Landing, with the one closest to Anchor Landing listed first.
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Sicily Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Harrisonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Trinity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Utility
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Aimwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rosefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Parhams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Rhinehart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor Landing, with the one closest to Anchor Landing listed first.
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dunbarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- West Ferriday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Ferriday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Athlone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Chevey Chase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Wildsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vidalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Armagh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor Landing, with the one closest to Anchor Landing listed first.
- Elam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Wisner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Extension
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Jigger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Necessity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swampers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Winnsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Liddieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Crowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baskin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adams County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor Landing, with the one closest to Anchor Landing listed first.
- Natchez
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Selma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Claiborne County (MS)
- Westside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Jefferson County (MS)
- Rodney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anchor Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Anchor Landing.
Cemeteries Near Anchor Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anchor 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 Anchor Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anchor Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anchor Landing, with the one closest to Anchor Landing listed first.
- New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elder Shade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loam Land Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Powells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Peck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peniston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Anchor Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anchor Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anchor Landing, with the one closest to Anchor Landing listed first.
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Sicily Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Holly Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Waterproof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goldman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gibson Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harrisonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anchor Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anchor Landing.
Newspapers Published in Anchor 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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anchor Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anchor Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anchor Landing.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Anchor Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Tensas Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Adams County
- Claiborne County
- Jefferson 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> | 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 Anchor Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Anchor Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |