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 Rum Center (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 Rum Center. 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 Rum Center ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rum Center: Rum Ctr. (or less commonly used: Rum Cen., Rum Cent. or Rum Cntr.)
You might see Rum Centre instead of Rum Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Rum Center is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Rum Center. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rum Center:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Rum Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Center, with the one closest to Rum Center listed first.
- Lillie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bernice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Truxno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Farmerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Downsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Center, with the one closest to Rum Center listed first.
- Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Sugar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Center, with the one closest to Rum Center listed first.
- Hico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Dubach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Cedarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Sibley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Bradley County (AR)
- Moro Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Columbia County (AR)
- Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Ouachita County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Center, with the one closest to Rum Center listed first.
- Joyce City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Louann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Center, with the one closest to Rum Center listed first.
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- El Dorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Urbana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Strong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dumas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dumas City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Perdue City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perdue City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Crain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crain City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Norphlet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Norphlet is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rum Center, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Rum Center.
Cemeteries Near Rum Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rum Center.
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 Rum Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rum Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rum Center, with the one closest to Rum Center listed first.
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hard Shell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brantley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morgan - Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Rum Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rum Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rum Center, with the one closest to Rum Center listed first.
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Caledonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Spearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Cornie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornie is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Wesson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wesson is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Three Creeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- El Dorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rum Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rum Center.
Newspapers Published in Rum Center ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rum Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rum Center, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rum Center.
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 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 Rum Center:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Bradley County
- Columbia County
- Ouachita County
- Union 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> | 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 Rum Center, 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' (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- Rum Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |