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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Duck Port. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Duck Port to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duck Port, 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 Duck Port (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 Duck Port. 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 Duck Port ...
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 Duck Port: Duck Prt.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Duck Port is historic, it would have been located within present day Madison 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 Madison Parish: East Carroll, Franklin, Richland, Tensas & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Duck Port. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duck Port:
- Madison Parish (The home parish of Duck Port)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Barnes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Ashly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Omega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Quebec
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tendal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- East Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Sondheimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Transylvania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richland Parish
- Delhi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Yucatan Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Carroll Parish
- Epps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <2>
- Claiborne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Rocky Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Grand Gulf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Ingleside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Saint Elmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Port Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Hinds County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Newman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Edwards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Learned
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Chotard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Tallula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Smedes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Warren County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Vicksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villanova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Newmans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Haynes Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Yazoo County (MS)
- Kearney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duck Port, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Duck Port.
Cemeteries Near Duck Port ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duck Port.
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 Duck Port - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duck Port covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Cella Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vicksburg National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montrose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tates Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anshe Chesed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Crocket Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morning Crest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 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.
Duck Port itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duck Port, with the one closest to Duck Port listed first.
- Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millikens Bend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millikens Bend is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millikens Bend
- Barnes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Ashly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Vicksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lums
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lums is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lums
- Stout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Tallulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brunswick is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blakely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blakely is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
- Omega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duck Port. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duck Port.
Newspapers Published in Duck Port ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duck Port.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duck Port, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duck Port.
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 websites either 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 Duck Port:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Madison Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Carroll Parish
- Richland Parish
- Tensas Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Claiborne County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Duck Port, 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duck Port) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |