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 Jones Landing (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 Jones Landing. 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 Jones Landing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Jones Landing: Jones Lndg. (or less commonly used: Jones Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Jones Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Landing may originally have been Jone's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Landing might be written as Jone Landing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Landing.
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 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jones Landing 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 Jones Landing. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Landing:
- Franklin Parish (The home parish of Jones Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- Extension
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Elam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Wisner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jigger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Necessity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liddieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Winnsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Swampers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Baskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Grayson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Banks Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Clarks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sicily Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Harrisonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Aimwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Utility
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Rhinehart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Concordia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- Dunbarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Chevey Chase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Athlone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Wildsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Ferriday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Ferriday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Vidalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- La Salle Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- Jena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Standard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Standard is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Trout
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sharp Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
- Urania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- New Light
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Mangham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waterproof
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newlight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Jones Landing.
Cemeteries Near Jones Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Landing.
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 Jones Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- Hope Will Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boothe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sicily Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peniston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Humble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carrway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Jones Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Landing, with the one closest to Jones Landing listed first.
- Leland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sicily Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Harrisonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Necessity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Rosefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Manifest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Landing.
Newspapers Published in Jones Landing ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Landing.
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 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 Jones Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Franklin Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- La Salle Parish
- Richland Parish
- Tensas Parish
- 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> | 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 Jones Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jones Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |