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 Stones 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 Stones 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 Stones 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Stones Landing: Stones Lndg. (or less commonly used: Stones Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Stones Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stones Landing may originally have been Stone's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stones Landing might be written as Stone Landing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stones Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stones 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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stones Landing is located in Franklin 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 Franklin Parish: Caldwell, Catahoula, Madison, Richland & Tensas.
Below are the parishes that are near Stones Landing. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stones Landing:
- Franklin Parish (The home parish of Stones Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swampers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wisner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Jigger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Necessity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Baskin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baskinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Extension
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Banks Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Sicily Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Harrisonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Concordia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunbarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- West Ferriday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Tendal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Quebec
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- New Light
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Mangham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Archibald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Delhi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Holly Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Rayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Newlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Newellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waterproof
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yucatan Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Claiborne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Westside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Grand Gulf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Jefferson County (MS)
- Rodney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stones Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Stones Landing.
Cemeteries Near Stones Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stones 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 Stones Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stones Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- State Place Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wayside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Estate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chase Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- True Light Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- New Winnsboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Winnsboro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Stones Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stones Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stones Landing, with the one closest to Stones Landing listed first.
- Como
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Newlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Winnsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Fort Necessity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Baskinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Sicily Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mangham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stones Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stones Landing.
Newspapers Published in Stones 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stones Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stones Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stones Landing.
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 Stones Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Franklin Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Claiborne County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stones 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 from Point A (ie- Stones Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |