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 Quail Ridge (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 Quail Ridge. 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 Quail Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Quail Ridge: Quail Rdg. (or less commonly used: Quail Rdge. or Quail Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Quail Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Quail Ridge.
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/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 doctors and 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.
Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany 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 Saint Tammany Parish: Jefferson, Orleans, Tangipahoa, Washington, Hancock (MS) & Pearl River (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Quail Ridge. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quail Ridge:
- Saint Tammany Parish (The home parish of Quail Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Northwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Bon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- McClane City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Slidell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Browns Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Eden Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Oak Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Lake Shore Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Huntwyck Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- North Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Orleans Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
- Lake Catherine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Pine Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Milneburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Gentilly Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
- Gentilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Plaquemines Parish
- English Turn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Saint Bernard Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
- Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Chalmette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meraux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Saxonholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Story
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Shell Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Toca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
- Verret
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Arabi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Violet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alluvial City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
- Hancock County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pearlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Lakeshore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Shoreline Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Waveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kiln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Diamondhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Necaise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Harrison County (MS)
- Pass Christian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl River County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
- Nicholson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Picayune
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quail Ridge, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Quail Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Quail Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quail Ridge.
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 Quail Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quail Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
- Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rousseaux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gauss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
- The Oddfellow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
- Slidell Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haaswood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Quail Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quail Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
- Slidell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pearlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Rigolets
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
- Lake Catherine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Florenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Chef Menteur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Waveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kiln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Talisheek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Bay Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mandeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Henderson Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quail Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quail Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Quail Ridge ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quail Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quail Ridge, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quail Ridge.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Quail Ridge:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Orleans Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Pearl River 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 Quail Ridge, 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- Quail Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |