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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Scotland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Scotland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scotland, please Contact Us.
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 Scotland (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 Scotland. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Scotland is historic, it would have been located within present day Concordia 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 Concordia Parish: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Pointe Coupee, Tensas, West Feliciana, Adams (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Scotland. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotland:
- Concordia Parish (The home parish of Scotland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Vidalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ferriday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Athlone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Dunbarton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Armagh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Chevey Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Parhams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sicily Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Utility
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Harrisonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinehart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin Parish
- Elam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Waterproof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Carthage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Natchez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jeannette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Franklin County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Apple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Jefferson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Harriston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Artonish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Wilkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Rosetta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotland, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Scotland.
Cemeteries Near Scotland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotland.
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 Scotland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minorca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vidalia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Routh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferriday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Natchez City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Natchez National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Turner Acres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Scotland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Morville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morville is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morville
- Taconey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taconey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
- Vidalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Natchez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bullitt Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Gibson Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Frogmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotland.
Newspapers Published in Scotland ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotland, 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 Scotland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Scotland:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Concordia Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Catahoula Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Scotland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Scotland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |