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 Jenkins (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 Jenkins. 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.
Name Variations for Jenkins ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Jenkins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jenkins may originally have been Jenkin's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jenkins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jenkins.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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 counties/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 counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jenkins is located in Washington 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 Washington Parish: Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Marion (MS), Pearl River (MS), Pike (MS) & Walthall (MS).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Jenkins. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jenkins:
- Washington Parish (The home parish of Jenkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Franklinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Stoney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Mount Hermon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Bogalusa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Varnado
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Angie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston Parish
- Georgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Folsom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Saint Benedict
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goodbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Abita Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Talisheek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mandeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Wilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Husser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loranger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amite City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fluker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roseland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tangipahoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kentwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Robert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Genessee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Marion County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Twin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Kokomo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pike County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Smithburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Osyka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Holmesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall County (MS)
- Tylertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jenkins, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Jenkins.
Cemeteries Near Jenkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenkins.
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 Jenkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jenkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Varnado Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bullock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fussell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Creel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (627 more) ...
- Corkern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Curter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jenkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jenkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Franklinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Mount Hermon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Lees Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Smithburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Amite City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Tangipahoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Roseland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jenkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jenkins.
Newspapers Published in Jenkins ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenkins, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenkins.
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 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 Jenkins:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Washington Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Walthall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Jenkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jenkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |