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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 Esperance Landing (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 Esperance Landing. 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 Esperance Landing ...

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 Esperance Landing: Esperance Lndg. (or less commonly used: Esperance Lndng.)

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Esperance Landing is located in Concordia 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 Concordia Parish: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Pointe Coupee, Tensas, West Feliciana, Adams (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).

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

  • Concordia Parish     (The home parish of Esperance Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esperance Landing, with the one closest to Esperance Landing listed first.
    • Fairview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Vidalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bougere
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
    • Ridgecrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Sycamore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Monterey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Armagh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
    • Ferriday
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • West Ferriday
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
    • Athlone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Acme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Chevey Chase
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esperance Landing, with the one closest to Esperance Landing listed first.
    • Parhams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Trinity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Jonesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wildwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Utility
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
  • Tensas Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esperance Landing, with the one closest to Esperance Landing listed first.
    • Waterproof
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Adams County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esperance Landing, with the one closest to Esperance Landing listed first.
    • Cloverdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Carthage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Natchez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <1>
    • Jeannette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
    • Washington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Selma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Amite County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esperance Landing, with the one closest to Esperance Landing listed first.
    • Crosby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Crosby is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <1>
    • Gloster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esperance Landing, with the one closest to Esperance Landing listed first.
    • Garden City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Garden City is located in Franklin County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Knoxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Knoxville is located in Franklin County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • White Apple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • Roxie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Roxie is located in Franklin County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <1>
    • Hamburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Esperance Landing, with the one closest to Esperance Landing listed first.
    • Artonish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
    • Wilkinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Rosetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
    • Woodville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Turnbull
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull

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

Cemeteries Near Esperance Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Esperance Landing.

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 Esperance Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Morville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morville is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morville
  • Doloroso
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Doloroso is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doloroso
  • Bougere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
  • Natchez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <1>
  • Vidalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Taconey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Taconey is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
  • Arnot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnot is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kingston is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Sycamore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Kienstra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kienstra is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kienstra
  • Monterey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Artonish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
    • Jeannette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
    • Darrington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Darrington is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrington

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

Newspapers Published in Esperance Landing ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Esperance Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Esperance Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Esperance Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Esperance Landing:

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 Esperance Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Esperance Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.