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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ashville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ashville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashville, please Contact Us.
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 Ashville (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 Ashville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ashville is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Ashville. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashville:
- Tensas Parish (The home parish of Ashville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Yucatan Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waterproof
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- East Carroll Parish
- Sondheimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Swampers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Crowville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Wisner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Barnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Ashly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Quebec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tendal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Omega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Richland Parish
- Delhi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Grand Gulf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Ingleside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Westside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Port Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Rocky Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Saint Elmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Copiah County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Myles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Myles is located in Copiah County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Hinds County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Cayuga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Newman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Jefferson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Rodney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Red Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Harriston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Stout
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Vicksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Villanova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villanova is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashville, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Ashville.
Cemeteries Near Ashville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashville.
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 Ashville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- Somerset Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wyoming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tensas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lemy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brierfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newellton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Routhwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Allendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Ashville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashville, with the one closest to Ashville listed first.
- New Carthage ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Carthage is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carthage
- Newellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Grand Gulf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Yokena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yokena is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokena
- Oaklawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Ingleside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Newlight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Barnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Lums
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lums is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lums
- Westside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashville.
Newspapers Published in Ashville ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashville.
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 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 Ashville:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Tensas Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Carroll Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ashville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ashville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |