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 Felps (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 Felps. 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.
Felps is located in East Feliciana 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 East Feliciana Parish: East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, West Feliciana, Amite (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Felps. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Felps:
- East Feliciana Parish (The home parish of Felps)
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Troy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blairstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Ethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Slaughter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Baywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Pride
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Zachary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Greenwell Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- Port Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Tristian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Baker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Oldfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Watson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Chipola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Grangeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Kentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tangipahoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fluker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amite City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Rogillioville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Converse ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Saint Francisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amite County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Gillsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Bewelcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gloster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Crosby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- O'Neil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- McElveen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Franklin County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Pike County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Chatawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Turnbull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rosetta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Felps, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Felps.
Cemeteries Near Felps ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Felps.
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 Felps - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Felps covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Doughty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Womack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (701 more) ...
- Agrippa Gayden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [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 Felps in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Felps.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Felps, with the one closest to Felps listed first.
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Felixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
- Olio
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Kents Store ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Chipola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ariel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ariel is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariel
- Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tatum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tatum is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Felps. See our List of 1890's Communities around Felps.
Newspapers Published in Felps ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Felps.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Felps, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Felps.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Felps:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Feliciana Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Amite County
- Franklin 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 Felps, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Felps) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |