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 Camerons 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 Camerons 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.
Name Variations for Camerons Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Camerons Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Camerons Ferry may originally have been Cameron's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Camerons Ferry might be written as Cameron Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Camerons Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Camerons Ferry.
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 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 and doctors 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.
Camerons Ferry is located in 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 Camerons Ferry. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camerons Ferry:
- Washington Parish (The home parish of Camerons Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camerons Ferry, with the one closest to Camerons Ferry listed first.
- Angie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Varnado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Bogalusa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Enon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Franklinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Camerons Ferry, with the one closest to Camerons Ferry listed first.
- Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talisheek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forrest County (MS)
- Carnes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Lamar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camerons Ferry, with the one closest to Camerons Ferry listed first.
- Wells Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Lumberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Purvis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camerons Ferry, with the one closest to Camerons Ferry listed first.
- Twin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Pinebur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kokomo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Expose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Expose is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 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 Camerons Ferry, with the one closest to Camerons Ferry listed first.
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Poplarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Picayune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stone County (MS)
- Smith Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Walthall County (MS)
- Tylertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camerons Ferry, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Camerons Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Camerons Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camerons 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 Camerons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camerons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camerons Ferry, with the one closest to Camerons Ferry listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Live Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Fornea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ford Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wesley Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moses Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mohon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Fornea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Camerons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camerons Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camerons Ferry, with the one closest to Camerons Ferry listed first.
- Spring Cottage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Pickwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Orvisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- Poplarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Chinquapin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Lees Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Franklinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camerons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camerons Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Camerons 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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camerons Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camerons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camerons Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Camerons Ferry:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Washington Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Forrest County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pearl River County
- Stone County
- Walthall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Camerons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Camerons Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |