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 Geddie (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 Geddie. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.
Geddie is located in Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish: Ashley (AR), Chicot (AR), Union (AR), Ouachita, Richland, Union & West Carroll.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Geddie. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Geddie:
- Morehouse Parish (The home parish of Geddie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Bonita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mer Rouge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Collinston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Sterlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Swartz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Haile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Ouachita City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Fiske
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Elon ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Crossett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Crossett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- West Crossett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Parkdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bradley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Blanchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Johnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Long View Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Ingalls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Felsenthal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Bolding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Geddie, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Geddie.
Cemeteries Near Geddie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geddie.
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 Geddie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Geddie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Causey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neamon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Extra UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra UMC Cemetery
- The Extra UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Extra Cemetery
- Extra Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53838 <2>
- Boyd - Hedge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- United Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Western Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Geddie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Geddie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Geddie, with the one closest to Geddie listed first.
- Elon ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Causey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Bonita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mer Rouge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Milo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Parkdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- De Siard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Geddie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Geddie.
Newspapers Published in Geddie ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geddie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geddie, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geddie.
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 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 Geddie:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Morehouse Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Union 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> | 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 Geddie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Geddie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |