RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Saint Tammany Parish >> Ramsay >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Ramsay (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 Ramsay. 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 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.

Ramsay 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 Ramsay. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ramsay:

  • Saint Tammany Parish     (The home parish of Ramsay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsay, with the one closest to Ramsay listed first.
    • Saint Benedict
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Covington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodbee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
    • Abita Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Folsom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
    • Madisonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lewisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Mandeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Talisheek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bush
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
    • Lacombe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsay, with the one closest to Ramsay listed first.
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Albany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Killian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Georgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsay, with the one closest to Ramsay listed first.
    • Katie ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Robert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Husser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Ponchatoula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hammond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Genessee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
    • Natalbany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tickfaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wadesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
    • Akers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsay, with the one closest to Ramsay listed first.
    • Enon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Lees Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Franklinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stoney Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Bogalusa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Varnado
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunny Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Pearl River County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsay, with the one closest to Ramsay listed first.
    • Nicholson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Picayune
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ramsay, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Ramsay.

Cemeteries Near Ramsay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ramsay.

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

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

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

  • St. Gertrudes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruhl Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fivemile Still Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Allison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Daussin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden District Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Keating Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (406 more) ...
    • Bogue Falaya Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Ramsay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ramsay.

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

  • Covington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Madisonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mandeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Talisheek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
  • Zona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Ponchatoula
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Florenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
  • Hammond
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
  • Lees Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Tickfaw
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Franklinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Manchac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Ramsay ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramsay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ramsay, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ramsay.

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 Ramsay:

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 Ramsay, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ramsay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.