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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 Robert (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 Robert. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Tangipahoa Parish     (The home parish of Robert)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robert, with the one closest to Robert listed first.
    • Katie ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Ponchatoula
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammond
      (7 miles [11.3 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>
    • Natalbany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Loranger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Genessee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
    • Tickfaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wadesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
    • Husser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Baptist
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Akers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robert, with the one closest to Robert listed first.
    • Springfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Albany
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (18 miles [29 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Holden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Starns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Clio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Maurepas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Livingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • French Settlement
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robert, with the one closest to Robert listed first.
    • Montpelier
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greensburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • Frenier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robert, with the one closest to Robert listed first.
    • Goodbee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
    • Folsom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Benedict
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lewisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Mandeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Abita Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Talisheek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lacombe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robert, with the one closest to Robert listed first.
    • Stoney Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Enon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Franklinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunny Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Robert ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robert.

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

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

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

  • Robertson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bankston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Garahy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoffman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Reid Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Howes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (380 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 Robert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robert.

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

  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Ponchatoula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hammond
    (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Tickfaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Madisonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Springfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Manchac
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
  • Mandeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Killian
    (18 miles [29 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
  • Amite City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Starns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Springville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Springville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Clio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio

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

Newspapers Published in Robert ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robert.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robert, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robert.

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 Robert:

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 Robert, 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- Robert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.