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 Humphreys (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 Humphreys. 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 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.
Humphreys 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 Humphreys. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Humphreys:
- Morehouse Parish (The home parish of Humphreys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bonita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jones
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mer Rouge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
- Sterlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Swartz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
- Haile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Farmerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Carroll Parish
- Fiske
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
- Meridian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Elon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Crossett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Crossett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- 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
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fountain Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Bradley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
- Blanchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- 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
- Ingalls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Moro Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
- Felsenthal
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Humphreys, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Humphreys.
Cemeteries Near Humphreys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Humphreys.
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 Humphreys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Humphreys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
- Stevenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd - Hedge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Causey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Western Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neamon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- United Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reppond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Extra UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Dean Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Roadside Burial Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Humphreys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Humphreys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Humphreys, with the one closest to Humphreys listed first.
- Causey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Elon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mer Rouge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Jones
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lapile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Ouachita City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- De Siard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- Milo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Humphreys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Humphreys.
Newspapers Published in Humphreys ...
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 Humphreys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Humphreys, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Humphreys.
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 Humphreys:
- 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> | 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- Humphreys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Humphreys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |