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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 New Quarters (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 Quarters. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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.

New Quarters is located in 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 Quarters. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Quarters:

  • Tensas Parish     (The home parish of New Quarters)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Quarters, with the one closest to New Quarters listed first.
    • Newlight
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
    • Newellton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Yucatan Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
    • Saint Joseph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Waterproof
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Quarters, with the one closest to New Quarters listed first.
    • Sicily Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wildwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Concordia Parish
    • Clayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • East Carroll Parish
  • Franklin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Quarters, with the one closest to New Quarters listed first.
    • Swampers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
    • Crowville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chase
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wisner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Winnsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Baskinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
    • Elam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Jigger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Baskin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Fort Necessity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Liddieville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
  • Madison Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Quarters, with the one closest to New Quarters listed first.
    • Tendal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tendal is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
    • Quebec
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
    • Waverly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Waverly is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Richmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Tallulah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnes is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Coleman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Coleman is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Thomastown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
    • Ashly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
    • Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Duck Port ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
    • Omega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Omega is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Richland Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Quarters, with the one closest to New Quarters listed first.
    • Delhi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • New Light
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • New Light is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • Dunn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunn is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Mangham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Archibald
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alto is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Rayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Claiborne County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Quarters, with the one closest to New Quarters listed first.
    • Grand Gulf
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
    • Westside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Ingleside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Port Gibson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County (MS)
    • Rodney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 New Quarters, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for New Quarters.

Cemeteries Near New Quarters ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Quarters.

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

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

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

  • Jordan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Newell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • State Place Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Providence Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tensas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crowville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Thistle Ridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Newellton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Routhwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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>

While we didn't find New Quarters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Quarters.

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

  • Newlight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
  • Como
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Como is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Crowville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newellton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Gilbert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • New Carthage ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Carthage is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carthage
  • Winnsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • King
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • King is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Baskinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
  • Saint Joseph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tendal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tendal is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
    • Quebec
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
    • Waverly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Waverly is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly

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

Newspapers Published in New Quarters ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Quarters.

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

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 New Quarters:

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 New Quarters, 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- New Quarters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.