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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 Leland (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 Leland. 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.

Leland is located in Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish: Avoyelles, Caldwell, Concordia, Franklin, La Salle & Tensas.

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

  • Catahoula Parish     (The home parish of Leland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leland, with the one closest to Leland listed first.
    • Sicily Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Harrisonburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wildwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Enterprise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Trinity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Jonesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aimwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rosefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Utility
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
    • Rhinehart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parhams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leland, with the one closest to Leland listed first.
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Grayson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Banks Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Clarks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leland, with the one closest to Leland listed first.
    • Dunbarton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chevey Chase
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
    • Athlone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Wildsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • West Ferriday
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
    • Ferriday
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgecrest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Sycamore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Vidalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Monterey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Armagh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
  • Franklin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leland, with the one closest to Leland listed first.
    • Elam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Wisner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Extension
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
    • Jigger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Necessity
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Chase
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Liddieville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
    • Winnsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Swampers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
    • Crowville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Baskin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leland, with the one closest to Leland listed first.
    • Jena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <1>
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Summerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • 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
    • Trout
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Standard
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
  • Richland Parish
    • New Light
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • New Light is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
  • Tensas Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leland, with the one closest to Leland listed first.
    • Highland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Waterproof
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Saint Joseph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Adams County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leland, with the one closest to Leland listed first.
    • Carthage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Natchez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <1>
    • Cloverdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Selma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Jefferson County (MS)
    • Rodney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney

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

Cemeteries Near Leland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leland.

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

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

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

  • Mason Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sicily Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Peniston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Highland Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Peck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hope Will Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boothe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • New Light Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Humble Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harrisonburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Sicily Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Harrisonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Wildwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Enterprise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Clayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chevey Chase
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
  • Highland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Oakley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Trinity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Jonesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Frogmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
    • Manifest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
    • Fort Necessity
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Leland ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leland.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Leland:

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