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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 Edith (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 Edith. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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 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 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.

Edith is located in Beauregard 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 Beauregard Parish: Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vernon & Newton (TX).

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

  • Beauregard Parish     (The home parish of Edith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edith, with the one closest to Edith listed first.
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Ragley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Longville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Singer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Helme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
    • Sugartown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • DeRidder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ikes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Ludington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Merryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edith, with the one closest to Edith listed first.
    • Reeves
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Indian Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Le Blanc
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
    • Kinder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Mittie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Elder is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
    • Coverdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Lauderdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tenmile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Oberlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Calcasieu Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edith, with the one closest to Edith listed first.
    • Moss Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ararat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Dequincy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Westlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lake Charles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Iowa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Greinwich Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Sulphur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Prien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Carlyss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Edgerly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Bell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edith, with the one closest to Edith listed first.
    • Fenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <1>
    • Lacassine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Elton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
    • Welsh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <1>
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edith, with the one closest to Edith listed first.
    • Cole Central
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
    • Rosepine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Edith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edith.

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 Edith - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Creel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kingrey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frusha Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nevils Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Barentine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Birdsnest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Nevil Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Alston Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Herbert Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ritchie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Westlake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Chloe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
  • Lake Charles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Iowa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Edgerly
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly

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

Newspapers Published in Edith ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edith, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edith.

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 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 Edith:

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>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.
<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 Edith, 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' (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- Edith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.