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 Sondheimer (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 Sondheimer. 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 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.
Sondheimer is located in East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish: Chicot (AR), Madison, Richland, West Carroll, Issaquena (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Sondheimer. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sondheimer:
- East Carroll Parish (The home parish of Sondheimer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Transylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Omega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Ashly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Tallulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Quebec
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Barnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Tendal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Thomastown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Delta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Delhi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Holly Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Darnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Epps
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
- Pioneer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fiske
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Chotard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Tallula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Valley Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Mayersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Smedes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Rolling Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Haynes Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Vicksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stout
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Villanova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Newmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Yazoo County (MS)
- Kearney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sondheimer, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Sondheimer.
Cemeteries Near Sondheimer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sondheimer.
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 Sondheimer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sondheimer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Brunswick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morning Crest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kiger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cold Tar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Cella Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Way Way Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Montrose Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Sondheimer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sondheimer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sondheimer, with the one closest to Sondheimer listed first.
- Omega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brunswick is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Millikens Bend ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millikens Bend is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millikens Bend
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Ashly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Tallulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chotard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Lums
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lums is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lums
- Quebec
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Barnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Tendal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Thomastown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sondheimer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sondheimer.
Newspapers Published in Sondheimer ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sondheimer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sondheimer, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sondheimer.
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 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 Sondheimer:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Carroll Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Yazoo 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 Sondheimer, 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- Sondheimer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |