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 Panola (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 Panola. 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.
Panola is located in East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish: Chicot (AR), Madison, Richland, West Carroll, Issaquena (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Panola. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Panola:
- East Carroll Parish (The home parish of Panola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Lake Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Transylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sondheimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Madison Parish
- Omega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bonita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Kilbourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fiske
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Pioneer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Epps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Wilmot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Parkdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Eudora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hinds County (MS)
- Delta City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Mayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Tallula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Booth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Chotard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Cary
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Lorenzen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Issaquena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Riverside Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Onward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Mont Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Anguilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nitta Yuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Panther Burn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Smedes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Byrne City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Overby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overby is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Hollandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yazoo County (MS)
- Kearney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Panola, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Panola.
Cemeteries Near Panola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panola.
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 Panola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Panola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Panola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- King Solomon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Providence Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Way Way Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mason Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Panola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Panola.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Panola, with the one closest to Panola listed first.
- Shelburn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Pilcher Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Lake Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Kilbourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tallula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Mayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Grand Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Allan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allan is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Panola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Panola.
Newspapers Published in Panola ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panola, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panola.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Panola:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Carroll Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Ashley County
- Chicot County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Washington County
- Yazoo 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Panola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |