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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Greenville is located in Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish: Avoyelles, Caldwell, Concordia, Franklin, La Salle & Tensas.
Below are the parishes that are near Greenville. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Catahoula Parish (The home parish of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Sicily Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Harrisonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Utility
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Aimwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parhams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Rosefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Rhinehart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Parish
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Concordia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbarton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- West Ferriday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Ferriday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Athlone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Chevey Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Vidalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Armagh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Elam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Wisner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Extension
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Jigger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Necessity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Swampers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Liddieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Crowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waterproof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newlight
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Newellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Natchez
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeannette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Claiborne County (MS)
- Westside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Jefferson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Rodney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Greenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Light Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loam Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elder Shade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Peniston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Greenville had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sicily Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Waterproof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goldman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Holly Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Gibson Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Bullitt Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Frogmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Harrisonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in Greenville ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Catahoula Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Adams County
- Claiborne County
- Jefferson 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 Greenville, 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 from Point A (ie- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |