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Introduction ...

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

We've added Camp Five to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Camp Five, 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 Camp Five (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 Camp Five. 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 Camp Five ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Five: Cp. Five

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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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 Camp Five 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 Camp Five. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Five:

  • Washington Parish     (The home parish of Camp Five)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Five, with the one closest to Camp Five listed first.
    • Pine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Varnado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bogalusa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Franklinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Angie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Enon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Stoney Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Mount Hermon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Camp Five, with the one closest to Camp Five listed first.
    • Sun
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Folsom
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Talisheek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Saint Benedict
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Abita Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Goodbee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Five, with the one closest to Camp Five listed first.
    • Wilmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Husser
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Loranger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Five, with the one closest to Camp Five listed first.
    • Twin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Kokomo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pinebur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Pearl River County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Five, with the one closest to Camp Five listed first.
    • Poplarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Juniper Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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 southeast)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Walthall County (MS)
    • Tylertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Five ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Five.

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 Camp Five - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Corkem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McNeece Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Baughman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Whittington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Miley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Thigpen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (526 more) ...
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Muster Ground Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Lees Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Zona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Franklinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chinquapin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
  • Sun
    (15 miles [24.1 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>
  • Spring Cottage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
  • Pickwick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Mount Hermon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Bailey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Smithburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Talisheek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Poplarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Orvisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg

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

Newspapers Published in Camp Five ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Five.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Five, 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 Camp Five.

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 helpful 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 Camp Five:

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 Camp Five, 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 from Point A (ie- Camp Five) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.