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 Floyd (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 Floyd. 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 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.
Floyd is located in West Carroll 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 West Carroll Parish: Chicot (AR), East Carroll, Morehouse & Richland.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Floyd. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floyd:
- West Carroll Parish (The home parish of Floyd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Darnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Pioneer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Epps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fiske
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Kilbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Transylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sondheimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Parish
- Baskinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Tendal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Quebec
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Tallulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Barnes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Thomastown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bonita
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mer Rouge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Collinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bastrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Delhi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Holly Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Rayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Start
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley County (AR)
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Tallula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Chotard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Mayersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Onward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Smedes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Cary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Floyd, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Floyd.
Cemeteries Near Floyd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floyd.
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 Floyd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Floyd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Epps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McGaha Memorial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaha Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McGaha Memorial is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Oak Grove.
- The McGaha Memorial has also been known as:
- Redwing Cemetery Addition
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959643 <2>
- Redwing Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Redwing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Oak Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1451349 <2>
- Lone Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Seven Star Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Way Way Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Floyd had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Lake Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Tendal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Shelburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Quebec
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tallula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Holly Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Floyd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floyd.
Newspapers Published in Floyd ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floyd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floyd, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Floyd.
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 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 Floyd:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to West Carroll Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Carroll Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Richland Parish
- Ashley County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Floyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Floyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |