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 Summit (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 Summit. 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 ...
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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.
Summit is located in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Richland & Union.
Below are the parishes that are near Summit. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit:
- Ouachita Parish (The home parish of Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Lapine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Pino Bayou Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Claiborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bosco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Forksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Spanish City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Leisure Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Vixen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Banks Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Grayson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Big Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Baskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liddieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Baskinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Eros
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Cartwright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Zoar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ansley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Averit ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Sibley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Choudrant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Ruston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Collinston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bastrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Start
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Archibald
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mangham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Light
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Rayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Wilhite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Downsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ouachita City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Haile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Farmerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sikes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Summit.
Cemeteries Near Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit.
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 Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Beny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Faulks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faust Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Riser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ballard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jewish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monroe.
- The Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosena Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158050 <2>
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 Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Lapine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Logtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Cheniere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheniere is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bosco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
- Blankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
- Sicard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sicard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicard
- Forksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Corey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit.
Newspapers Published in Summit ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit.
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 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 Summit:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Ouachita Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Richland Parish
- Union Parish
- Winn Parish
- 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> | 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 Summit, 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- Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |