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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 Brannin Ferry (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 Brannin Ferry. 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 ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and 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 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 parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brannin Ferry is located in Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: Caldwell, Catahoula, Madison, Richland & Tensas.

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

  • Franklin Parish     (The home parish of Brannin Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brannin Ferry, with the one closest to Brannin Ferry listed first.
    • Swampers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
    • Crowville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chase
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Winnsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jigger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wisner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Baskin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baskinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
    • Big Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Fort Necessity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brannin Ferry, with the one closest to Brannin Ferry listed first.
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Banks Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brannin Ferry, with the one closest to Brannin Ferry listed first.
    • Sicily Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wildwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Enterprise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Harrisonburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brannin Ferry, with the one closest to Brannin Ferry listed first.
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunbarton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
  • Madison Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brannin Ferry, with the one closest to Brannin Ferry listed first.
    • Tendal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tendal is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
    • Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Waverly is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Quebec
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
    • Richmond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Tallulah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brannin Ferry, with the one closest to Brannin Ferry listed first.
    • New Light
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Light is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • Mangham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Archibald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Alto is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Delhi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • Dunn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dunn is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Holly Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Rayville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Start
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tensas Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brannin Ferry, with the one closest to Brannin Ferry listed first.
    • Newlight
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
    • Newellton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Yucatan Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
    • Saint Joseph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterproof
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Claiborne County (MS)
    • Westside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Jefferson County (MS)
    • Rodney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Brannin Ferry, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Brannin Ferry.

Cemeteries Near Brannin Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brannin Ferry.

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 Brannin Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Providence Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • State Place Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chase Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oakley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Crowville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • True Light Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Winnsboro Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Winnsboro 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 Brannin Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brannin Ferry.

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

  • Como
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Como is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newlight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
  • Winnsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oakley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Lamar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Baskinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
  • Fort Necessity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Holly Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Mangham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sicily Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Archibald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Newellton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brannin Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brannin Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Brannin Ferry ...

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 Brannin Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brannin Ferry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brannin Ferry.

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 Brannin Ferry:

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