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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Little River. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Little River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little River, please Contact Us.
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 Little River (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 Little River. 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 Little River ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Little River: Little Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little River.
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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Little River is historic, it would have been located within present day Livingston 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 Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.
Below are the parishes that are near Little River. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little River:
- Livingston Parish (The home parish of Little River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Georgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Starns
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Killian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Walker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Clio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Maurepas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Watson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Claybank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Galvez Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Little Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Brignac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Galvez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Hobart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hope Villa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Baywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Greenwell Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pride
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <2>
- Shenandoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Woodshire Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Boganvilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Old Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- East Feliciana Parish
- Blairstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grangeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Coleman Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Chipola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Folsom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goodbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Saint Benedict
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Tickfaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Genessee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Natalbany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loranger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amite City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roseland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Ponchatoula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Washington Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Stoney Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sunny Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Enon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Franklinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hermon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amite County (MS)
- Gillsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Pike County (MS)
- Osyka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little River, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Little River.
Cemeteries Near Little River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little River.
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 Little River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Natalbany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Oliphant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gatlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Little River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Starns
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Tickfaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amite City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Roseland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ponchatoula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Killian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little River.
Newspapers Published in Little River ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little River, 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 Little River.
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 Little River:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- Amite County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Little River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |