RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Saint Tammany Parish >> Hickory >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Louisiana

The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana





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 Hickory (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 Hickory. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Tammany Parish: Jefferson, Orleans, Tangipahoa, Washington, Hancock (MS) & Pearl River (MS).

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

  • Saint Tammany Parish     (The home parish of Hickory)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
      • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Northwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
      • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Huntwyck Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntwyck Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
      • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Lake Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Tanglewood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
      • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Talisheek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bon Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
      • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Slidell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
      • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
    • Lake Shore Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
      • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • McClane City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClane City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
      • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Lacombe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacombe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacombe
      • Lacombe is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacombe <1>
    • Oak Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
      • Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Orleans Parish
    • Pine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
    • Lees Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Bogalusa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <1>
    • Enon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
  • Hancock County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Napoleon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Logtown ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
      • Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Pearlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiln
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Shoreline Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Lakeshore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
      • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Diamondhead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
      • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <1>
    • Waveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
      • Waveland is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <1>
    • Necaise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
      • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <1>
  • Pearl River County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
    • Nicholson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Picayune
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <1>
    • Juniper Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County (MS)

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

Newspapers Published in Hickory ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory.

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 helpful 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 Hickory:

Cemeteries Near Hickory ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hickory Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
  • Henry Talley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Talley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Talley Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
  • Charter Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charter Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charter Oak Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
  • Porters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Cemetery
  • Welch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
  • Evans Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Creek Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Crow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
  • Peace Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Amos Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos Cemetery
    • Little Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
    • Haaswood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haaswood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haaswood Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Hickory in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory.

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

  • Florenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
    • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Pearl River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slidell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
    • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
  • Talisheek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
  • Pearlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Abita Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
    • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <1>
  • Sun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
  • Mandeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
    • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <1>
  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rigolets
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rigolets have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
    • Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kiln
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake Catherine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
      • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
    • Chinquapin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
      • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4166, Longitude: -89.7851    
<4>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.
<5>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 Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024