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 Easleyville (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 Easleyville. 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/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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 parishes/counties 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 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.
Easleyville is located in Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena Parish: East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Tangipahoa & Amite (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Easleyville. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Easleyville:
- Saint Helena Parish (The home parish of Easleyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chipola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grangeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Baywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Pride
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Greenwell Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Troy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blairstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Norwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slaughter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Georgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Oldfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Starns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Holden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Kentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tangipahoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fluker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amite City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Husser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loranger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tickfaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Genessee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Washington Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Sunny Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Mount Hermon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Amite County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Gillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- McElveen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McElveen is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bewelcome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Brookside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Gloster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- O'Neil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Pike County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Osyka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chatawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Bear Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bacots
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Easleyville, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Easleyville.
Cemeteries Near Easleyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Easleyville.
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 Easleyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Easleyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Old Venable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carruth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crittenden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anglin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (871 more) ...
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Easleyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Easleyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Easleyville, with the one closest to Easleyville listed first.
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chipola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Gillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Tangipahoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Felixville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Osyka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kents Store ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grangeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Easleyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Easleyville.
Newspapers Published in Easleyville ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Easleyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Easleyville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Easleyville.
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 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 Easleyville:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Helena Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- Amite County
- Pike County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Easleyville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Easleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |