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 OK Landing (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 OK Landing. 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 OK Landing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for OK Landing: OK Landing
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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
OK Landing 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 OK Landing. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to OK Landing:
- Catahoula Parish (The home parish of OK Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from OK Landing, with the one closest to OK Landing listed first.
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Sicily Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Harrisonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Utility
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Parhams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Aimwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rhinehart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Caldwell Parish
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Concordia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from OK Landing, with the one closest to OK Landing listed first.
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbarton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- West Ferriday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Ferriday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Vidalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athlone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Chevey Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Wildsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Armagh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from OK Landing, with the one closest to OK Landing listed first.
- Elam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Wisner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Extension
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jigger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Necessity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Swampers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Liddieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from OK Landing, with the one closest to OK Landing listed first.
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waterproof
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newlight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Newellton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from OK Landing, with the one closest to OK Landing listed first.
- Natchez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Selma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeannette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Claiborne County (MS)
- Westside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Jefferson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from OK Landing, with the one closest to OK Landing listed first.
- Rodney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to OK Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for OK Landing.
Cemeteries Near OK Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of OK Landing.
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 OK Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for OK Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from OK Landing, with the one closest to OK Landing listed first.
- Loam Land Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elder Shade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winona Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mason Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 OK Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of OK Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from OK Landing, with the one closest to OK Landing listed first.
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Sicily Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Gibson Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Waterproof
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Goldman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Bullitt Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Frogmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Holly Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Taconey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taconey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around OK Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around OK Landing.
Newspapers Published in OK Landing ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around OK Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of OK Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for OK Landing.
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 helpful 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 OK Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Catahoula Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Adams County
- Claiborne County
- Jefferson 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 OK Landing, 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- OK Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |