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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 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 Lees 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 Lees 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 Lees Landing: Lees Lndg. (or less commonly used: Lees Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Lees Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lees Landing may originally have been Lee's Landing.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lees Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lees 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/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 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/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 north 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.

Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).

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

  • Tangipahoa Parish     (The home parish of Lees Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Landing, with the one closest to Lees Landing listed first.
    • Katie ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Robert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ponchatoula
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Akers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
    • Wadesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
    • Hammond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
    • Natalbany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baptist
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
    • Genessee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
    • Tickfaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Loranger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Husser
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Landing, with the one closest to Lees Landing listed first.
    • Kenner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <2>
    • Metairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Landing, with the one closest to Lees Landing listed first.
    • Springfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Killian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Clio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Holden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Maurepas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Starns
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Georgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Livingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • French Settlement
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Orleans Parish
    • Milneburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
  • Saint Charles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Landing, with the one closest to Lees Landing listed first.
    • Gypsy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
    • Montz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Montz is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montz
    • Norco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hahnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Killona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • New Sarpy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Taft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • Montpelier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Landing, with the one closest to Lees Landing listed first.
    • Frenier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
    • Laplace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Reserve
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Airy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Landing, with the one closest to Lees Landing listed first.
    • Madisonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Goodbee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
    • Lewisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Mandeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Benedict
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Abita Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Folsom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
    • Lacombe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Talisheek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lees Landing, with the one closest to Lees Landing listed first.
    • Enon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Stoney Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point

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

Cemeteries Near Lees Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lees 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 Lees Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Collins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Howes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Andrew Jackson Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Morse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stango Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (293 more) ...
    • Wager Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Lees Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lees Landing.

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

  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Ponchatoula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Manchac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
  • Madisonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hammond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
  • Mandeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Killian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Tickfaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Independence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bayou Barbary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
    • Maurepas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Frenier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier

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

Newspapers Published in Lees 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lees Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lees Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lees 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 Lees Landing:

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