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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 Cranky Corner (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 Cranky Corner. 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 Cranky Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cranky Corner: Cranky Cor. (or less commonly used: Cranky Crn.)

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 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Cranky Corner is located in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).

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

  • Tangipahoa Parish     (The home parish of Cranky Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranky Corner, with the one closest to Cranky Corner listed first.
    • Husser
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loranger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Robert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Katie ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Genessee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
    • Tickfaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wilmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Hammond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Independence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Natalbany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Amite City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponchatoula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranky Corner, with the one closest to Cranky Corner listed first.
    • Albany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Springfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Starns
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Holden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Killian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Clio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Livingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranky Corner, with the one closest to Cranky Corner listed first.
    • Montpelier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Greensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranky Corner, with the one closest to Cranky Corner listed first.
    • Folsom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Goodbee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
    • Saint Benedict
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Madisonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Abita Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Mandeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sun
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Talisheek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lacombe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranky Corner, with the one closest to Cranky Corner listed first.
    • Enon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Stoney Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Franklinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Mount Hermon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lees Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Pine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Bogalusa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Pike County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranky Corner, with the one closest to Cranky Corner listed first.
    • Smithburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Osyka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Cranky Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranky Corner.

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 Cranky Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wilson - Willie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Noah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Code Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fendlason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elias Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Neal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierre Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bezue Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (520 more) ...
    • Willie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hay Hollow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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.<2>

While we didn't find Cranky Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cranky Corner.

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

  • Tickfaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Covington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Zona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Hammond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
  • Independence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ponchatoula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Madisonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Amite City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bailey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Arcola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Mandeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Cranky Corner ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranky Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cranky Corner, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cranky Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cranky Corner:

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 Cranky Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cranky Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.