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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 Jericho (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 Jericho. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.

Jericho is located in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: Allen, Beauregard, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine & Newton (TX).

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

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Jericho)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
    • Lacamp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Leander
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Simpson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hicks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Walnut Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Alco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Slagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kurthwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fullerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fort Polk North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Pitkin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cravens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Dido
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Reids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Reids is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Mab
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mab is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
    • Pawnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Beauregard Parish
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Colfax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Creola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Stay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Montgomery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bentley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Prong
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
    • Gorum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Marco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Cloutierville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Derry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Melrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Flora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Natchez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
    • Hemphill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Sieper
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatwoods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gardner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hot Wells
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Hineston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boyce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Zimmerman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Elmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Jericho ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jericho.

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 Jericho - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Noel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pisgah Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Schorn Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardshell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ball Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mayo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Holt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Hemphill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Mora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Simpson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hicks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Cora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cora is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Hineston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Gorum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Elmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Boyce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chopin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
    • Fairmount
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount

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

Newspapers Published in Jericho ...

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 Jericho.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jericho, 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 Jericho.

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 either 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 Jericho:

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 Jericho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jericho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.