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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 Richardson 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 Richardson 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 Richardson 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 Richardson Landing: Richardson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Richardson Lndng.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Richardson Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richardson Landing.

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 Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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 counties/parishes 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 counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Richardson Landing is located in Washington 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 Washington Parish: Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Marion (MS), Pearl River (MS), Pike (MS) & Walthall (MS).

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

  • Washington Parish     (The home parish of Richardson Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Landing, with the one closest to Richardson Landing listed first.
    • Bogalusa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lees Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Varnado
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Angie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
    • Pine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Enon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Franklinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Stoney Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Mount Hermon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Landing, with the one closest to Richardson Landing listed first.
    • Sun
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Bush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Talisheek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Abita Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Folsom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Saint Benedict
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Covington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Goodbee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
    • Mandeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tangipahoa Parish
  • Hancock County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Landing, with the one closest to Richardson Landing listed first.
    • Necaise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Lamar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Landing, with the one closest to Richardson Landing listed first.
    • Lumberton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Marion County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Landing, with the one closest to Richardson Landing listed first.
    • Twin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Pinebur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pearl River County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Landing, with the one closest to Richardson Landing listed first.
    • Poplarville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Picayune
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Juniper Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Nicholson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Hillsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Stone County (MS)
    • Smith Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Walthall County (MS)
    • Tylertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Richardson Landing ...

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

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

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

  • Duffys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pounds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponemah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillview Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McGehee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coburn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Otzenberger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (407 more) ...

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

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

  • Lees Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Chinquapin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
  • Sun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Talisheek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Poplarville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Franklinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Orvisburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hillsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Florenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
    • Spring Cottage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
    • Pickwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pickwick is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
    • Covington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Richardson 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richardson Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richardson Landing, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richardson Landing.

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 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 Richardson 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>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 Richardson Landing, 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' (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- Richardson Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.