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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 Lees Creek (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 Lees Creek. 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 Lees Creek ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lees Creek: Lees Crk. (or less commonly used: Lees Ck. or Lees Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Lees Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lees Creek may originally have been Lee's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lees Creek might be written as Lee Creek.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south 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.

Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes 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 Lees Creek. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lees Creek:

  • Washington Parish     (The home parish of Lees Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Creek, with the one closest to Lees Creek listed first.
    • Bogalusa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <3>
    • Varnado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <3>
    • Enon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Angie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <3>
    • Franklinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoney Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Hermon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <3>
    • Sunny Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Creek, with the one closest to Lees Creek listed first.
    • Sun
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
    • Bush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Talisheek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Abita Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
    • Saint Benedict
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Benedict <3>
    • Covington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Goodbee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mandeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
      • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <3>
    • Lacombe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacombe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacombe
      • Lacombe is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacombe <3>
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Creek, with the one closest to Lees Creek listed first.
    • Husser
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Husser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husser
      • Husser is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Husser <3>
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Wilmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmer
      • From Lees Creek to Wilmer
  • Hancock County (MS)
  • Lamar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Creek, with the one closest to Lees Creek listed first.
    • Lumberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Lamar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <3>
    • Wells Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County (MS)
  • Marion County (MS)
  • Pearl River County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Creek, with the one closest to Lees Creek listed first.
    • Picayune
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <3>
    • Poplarville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
      • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <3>
    • Nicholson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Juniper Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Walthall County (MS)
    • Tylertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
      • Tylertown is located in Walthall County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Lees Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lees Creek.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Knight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duffys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duffys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duffys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pounds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pounds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillview Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGehee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ponemah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponemah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponemah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otzenberger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otzenberger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otzenberger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coburn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jewel Pierce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (420 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lees Creek had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
  • Chinquapin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Zona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish
  • Talisheek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Franklinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplarville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
    • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <3>
  • Covington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Florenville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
    • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Orvisburg
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orvisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Spring Cottage
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County (MS)
  • Hillsdale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Pearl River
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pickwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
      • Pickwick is located in Marion County (MS)
    • Mandeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
      • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <3>
    • Madisonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Lees Creek ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lees Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lees Creek, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lees Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lees Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lees Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lees Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Lees Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lees Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7421, Longitude: -89.8749    









 

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