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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 Jigger (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 Jigger. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 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 north 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.

Jigger 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 Jigger. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jigger:

  • Franklin Parish     (The home parish of Jigger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jigger, with the one closest to Jigger listed first.
    • Fort Necessity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gilbert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chase
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Extension
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
    • Wisner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Winnsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Liddieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
    • Swampers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
    • Baskin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Crowville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Baskinton
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Jigger, with the one closest to Jigger listed first.
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Columbia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Banks Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Grayson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clarks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kelly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jigger, with the one closest to Jigger listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • 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
    • Rosefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Harrisonburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wildwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Aimwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Trinity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jigger, with the one closest to Jigger listed first.
    • Dunbarton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chevey Chase
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
    • Athlone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • West Ferriday
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
    • Wildsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ferriday
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jigger, with the one closest to Jigger listed first.
    • Standard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Olla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jigger, with the one closest to Jigger listed first.
    • Bosco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Cuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Richland Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jigger, with the one closest to Jigger listed first.
    • New Light
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • New Light is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • Mangham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Archibald
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Alto is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Holly Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Rayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Tensas Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jigger, with the one closest to Jigger listed first.
    • Newlight
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
    • Highland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Waterproof
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Newellton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Joseph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Jigger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jigger.

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

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

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

  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wooldrige Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boeuf Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Necessity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bonner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chase Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Henry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carrway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • King Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hope Estate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Jigger in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jigger.

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

  • Fort Necessity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Oakley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Como
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Como is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Winnsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Leland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • 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
  • Crowville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Copenhagen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Harrisonburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Newlight
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight

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

Newspapers Published in Jigger ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jigger.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jigger, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jigger.

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 Jigger:

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 Jigger, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jigger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.