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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bellamy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bellamy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bellamy, 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 Bellamy (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 Bellamy. 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 Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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 counties/parishes 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 counties/parishes, 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 Bellamy is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington Parish: Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Marion (MS), Pearl River (MS), Pike (MS) & Walthall (MS).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Bellamy. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellamy:

  • Washington Parish     (The home parish of Bellamy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
    • Varnado
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Angie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
    • Bogalusa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Pine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Lees Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Enon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Franklinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Stoney Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Mount Hermon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
    • Sun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
    • Bush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Talisheek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Folsom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
  • Lamar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
    • Wells Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Lumberton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Purvis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Purvis is located in Lamar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <2>
  • Marion County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
    • Twin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Pinebur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Kokomo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Expose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Expose is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Goss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Goss is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
  • Pearl River County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
    • Poplarville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hillsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Juniper Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Picayune
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <2>
  • Pike County (MS)
    • Smithburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Walthall County (MS)
    • Tylertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellamy, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Bellamy.

Cemeteries Near Bellamy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellamy.

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 Bellamy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellamy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.

  • Mohon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fornea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Fornea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Seal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moses Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Old Live Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonnie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wesley Ray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (449 more) ...
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • William Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Bellamy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellamy.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.

  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Lees Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Chinquapin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
  • Spring Cottage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
  • Pickwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Poplarville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Orvisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
  • Sun
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
  • Zona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Hillsdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Franklinton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Columbia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Talisheek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Smithburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Mount Hermon
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Bellamy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellamy.

Newspapers Published in Bellamy ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellamy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellamy, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellamy.

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 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 Bellamy:

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 Bellamy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellamy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.