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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 Fluker (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 Fluker. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Fluker is located in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).

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

  • Tangipahoa Parish     (The home parish of Fluker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Tangipahoa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Roseland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Amite City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Kentwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Independence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Husser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Loranger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tickfaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Genessee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
    • Natalbany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Baywood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • Stonypoint ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
    • Pride
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Woodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Blairstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Georgeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Starns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Albany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Holden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oldfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Livingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Greensburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Montpelier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Pine Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chipola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Coleman Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
    • Grangeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Folsom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
    • Goodbee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Stoney Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Sunny Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Mount Hermon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Enon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Pine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Amite County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Gillsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Huron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Glading
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • McElveen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • McElveen is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Thompson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Thompson is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Pike County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fluker, with the one closest to Fluker listed first.
    • Osyka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
    • Chatawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Smithburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Magnolia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bacots
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bacots is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Bear Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • McComb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • McComb is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <1>
    • Holmesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Walthall County (MS)
    • Tylertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Fluker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fluker.

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

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

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

  • Watson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Barron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tangipahoa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tangipahoa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Arcola - Roseland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Goodbee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hyde Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Big Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Bankston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bankston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lebo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (751 more) ...
    • Mixon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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 Fluker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fluker.

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

  • Roseland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Arcola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Tangipahoa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Amite City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kentwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bailey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Independence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunny Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Osyka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
  • Mount Hermon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tickfaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gillsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Chatawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa

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

Newspapers Published in Fluker ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fluker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fluker, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fluker.

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 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 Fluker:

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