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 Pumpkin Center (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 Pumpkin Center. 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 Pumpkin Center ...
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 Pumpkin Center: Pumpkin Ctr. (or less commonly used: Pumpkin Cen., Pumpkin Cent. or Pumpkin Cntr.)
You might see Pumpkin Centre instead of Pumpkin Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pumpkin Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pumpkin Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.
Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Pumpkin Center. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pumpkin Center:
- Tangipahoa Parish (The home parish of Pumpkin Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Baptist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Wadesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponchatoula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Natalbany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Tickfaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Robert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Akers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Katie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Claybank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Galvez Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Brignac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Galvez
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Little Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Saint Amant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Hobart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Brittany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duplessis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Baywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Woodshire Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Greenwell Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Pride
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Killian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Holden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Starns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maurepas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- French Settlement
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Walker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Saint Charles Parish
- Gypsy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Pine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grangeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Saint James Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Gramercy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lutcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Frenier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Garyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laplace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reserve
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edgard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Goodbee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Madisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Saint Benedict
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mandeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Abita Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington Parish
- Stoney Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pumpkin Center, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Pumpkin Center.
Cemeteries Near Pumpkin Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pumpkin Center.
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 Pumpkin Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pumpkin Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Galilee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cullom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dominican Friars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dominican Sisters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hungarian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Beaula Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wetmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gatlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Nazarene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- James Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Efferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Pumpkin Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pumpkin Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponchatoula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Killian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Tickfaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Starns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Bayou Barbary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maurepas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colyell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Manchac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Katie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pumpkin Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pumpkin Center.
Newspapers Published in Pumpkin Center ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pumpkin Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pumpkin Center, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pumpkin Center.
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 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 Pumpkin Center:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Tangipahoa Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Charles Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- 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 Pumpkin Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pumpkin Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |