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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about New Carthage. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Carthage to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Carthage, 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 New Carthage (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 New Carthage. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of New Carthage is historic, it would have been located within present day Tensas 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 Tensas Parish: Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Adams (MS), Claiborne (MS), Jefferson (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near New Carthage. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Carthage:
- Tensas Parish (The home parish of New Carthage)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Yucatan Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Carroll Parish
- Sondheimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Swampers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Crowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Barnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Quebec
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Omega
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Tendal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Richland Parish
- Delhi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Grand Gulf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Ingleside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Port Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Westside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Saint Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Copiah County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Myles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myles is located in Copiah County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Hinds County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Cayuga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Newman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Utica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Issaquena County (MS)
- Chotard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Jefferson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Red Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Warren County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Stout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Vicksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Villanova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villanova is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Redwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Haynes Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Carthage, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for New Carthage.
Cemeteries Near New Carthage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Carthage.
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 New Carthage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Carthage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brierfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Somerset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lemy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Wyoming Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tensas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
New Carthage itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Carthage, with the one closest to New Carthage listed first.
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- King is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Newellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yokena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yokena is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokena
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Barnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Lums
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lums is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lums
- Tallulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Ingleside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Carthage. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Carthage.
Newspapers Published in New Carthage ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Carthage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Carthage, 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 New Carthage.
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 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 New Carthage:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Tensas Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Carroll Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Jefferson County
- Warren 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 New Carthage, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Carthage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |