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 Arlington (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 Arlington. 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 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.
Arlington 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 Arlington. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arlington:
- East Carroll Parish (The home parish of Arlington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Lake Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Transylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sondheimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Omega
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Ashly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Quebec
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tallulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tendal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Barnes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Bonita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jones
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kilbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Fiske
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Epps
(23 miles [37 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 <1>
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicot County (AR)
- Eudora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hinds County (MS)
- Delta City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Tallula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Mayersville
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Booth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Chotard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Issaquena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Blanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Onward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Lorenzen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Smedes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Rolling Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Riverside Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Mont Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Anguilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Panther Burn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Richey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Warren County (MS)
- Haynes Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Byrne City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- James
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Overby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overby is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Hollandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yazoo County (MS)
- Kearney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arlington, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Arlington.
Cemeteries Near Arlington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arlington.
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 Arlington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arlington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tyrone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Providence Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Way Way Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- King Solomon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Panola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Tar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (70 more) ...
- Benjamin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Arlington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arlington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
- Lake Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tallula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Benham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Shelburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Mayersville
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Pilcher Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Kilbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arlington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arlington.
Newspapers Published in Arlington ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arlington, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arlington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Arlington:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Carroll Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Ashley County
- Chicot County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Yazoo 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 Arlington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |