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 Griffin (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 Griffin. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Griffin is located in Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: Caldwell, Catahoula, Madison, Richland & Tensas.
Below are the parishes that are near Griffin. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffin:
- Franklin Parish (The home parish of Griffin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wisner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swampers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Jigger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Extension
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Fort Necessity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liddieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Baskin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baskinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Banks Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Sicily Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Harrisonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rosefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Aimwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dunbarton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- West Ferriday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Ferriday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Chevey Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Ridgecrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Tendal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Quebec
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- New Light
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Mangham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Archibald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Delhi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Holly Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Newlight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Newellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waterproof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yucatan Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Claiborne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Westside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Grand Gulf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Jefferson County (MS)
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffin, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Griffin.
Cemeteries Near Griffin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffin.
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 Griffin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- State Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Estate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Central Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chase Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Mayflower Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Griffin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Griffin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newlight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Holly Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Winnsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Crowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Necessity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Leland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Goldman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Lamar
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffin.
Newspapers Published in Griffin ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffin, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griffin.
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 Griffin:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Franklin Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- Tensas Parish
- 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 Griffin, 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- Griffin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |