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 Lums (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 Lums. 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/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.
Lums is located in Madison 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 Madison Parish: East Carroll, Franklin, Richland, Tensas & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Lums. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lums:
- Madison Parish (The home parish of Lums)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Richmond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Ashly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Thomastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Quebec
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tendal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Sondheimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Transylvania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Crowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swampers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Delhi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dunn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Holly Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Yucatan Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newlight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Epps
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
- Darnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Pioneer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Grand Gulf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Ingleside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Rocky Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Willows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Hinds County (MS)
- Newman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Chotard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Tallula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Smedes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Warren County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Vicksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Redwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villanova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Haynes Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Newmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lums, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Lums.
Cemeteries Near Lums ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lums.
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 Lums - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lums covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Silver Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Cella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Crest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Montrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snyder Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (88 more) ...
- Hodges Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiger Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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, Lums had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lums, with the one closest to Lums listed first.
- Barnes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Tallulah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Thomastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Millikens Bend ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millikens Bend is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millikens Bend
- Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Quebec
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- King is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- New Carthage ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Carthage is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carthage
- Brunswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tendal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lums. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lums.
Newspapers Published in Lums ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lums.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lums, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lums.
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 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 Lums:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Madison Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Carroll Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Richland Parish
- Tensas Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Claiborne County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Lums, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lums) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |