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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 Red River 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 Red River 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 Red River 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Red River Landing: Red Riv. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Red Riv. Lndng.)

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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana.

Below are the parishes that are near Red River Landing. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red River Landing:

  • Pointe Coupee Parish     (The home parish of Red River Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River Landing, with the one closest to Red River Landing listed first.
    • Smithland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Lettsworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Innis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Legonier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
    • Batchelor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Morganza
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ravenswood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • New Roads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dupont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Patin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
    • Ventress
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fordoche
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River Landing, with the one closest to Red River Landing listed first.
    • Simmesport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Odenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
    • Dupont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Hamburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bordelonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plaucheville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Moreauville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hickory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Cottonport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mansura
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Marksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River Landing, with the one closest to Red River Landing listed first.
    • Bougere
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
    • Acme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Port Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River Landing, with the one closest to Red River Landing listed first.
    • Elba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Melville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bayou Jack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
    • Half Moon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Palmetto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Immaculata
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
    • Lebeau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
    • Swayze Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
    • Morrow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Krotz Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Boretta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River Landing, with the one closest to Red River Landing listed first.
    • Angola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tunica
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Weyanoke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Bains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
    • Wakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Saint Francisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogillioville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River Landing, with the one closest to Red River Landing listed first.
    • Artonish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
    • Turnbull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Woodville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Red River Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red River 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 Red River Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Red River Landing had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Smithland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Merrick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
  • Angola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rowes Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
  • Legonier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
  • Simmesport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Odenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
  • Big Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Pinckneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Fort Adams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
  • Raccourci ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
  • Red Fish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bayou Current
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
    • Black Hawk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
    • Elba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba

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

Newspapers Published in Red River 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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red River Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red River Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red River Landing.

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 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 Red River Landing:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red River Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Red River Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.