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 Talla Bena (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 Talla Bena. 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 hospitals and 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.
Talla Bena is located in Madison 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 Madison Parish: East Carroll, Franklin, Richland, Tensas & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Talla Bena. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Talla Bena:
- Madison Parish (The home parish of Talla Bena)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Omega
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Ashly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Tallulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barnes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Tendal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Sondheimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Transylvania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin Parish
- Crowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Yucatan Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Epps
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Darnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Chotard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Tallula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Mayersville
(28 miles [45.1 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 Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Smedes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Warren County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Vicksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stout
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Redwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Haynes Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Villanova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Newmans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Yazoo County (MS)
- Kearney
(30 miles [48.3 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 Talla Bena, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Talla Bena.
Cemeteries Near Talla Bena ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talla Bena.
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 Talla Bena - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Talla Bena covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Morning Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Cella Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kiger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montrose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Cold Tar Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Talla Bena in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Talla Bena.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Talla Bena, with the one closest to Talla Bena listed first.
- Omega
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Ashly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Millikens Bend ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millikens Bend is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millikens Bend
- Tallulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lums
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lums is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lums
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Barnes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Quebec
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Chotard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Tendal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Talla Bena. See our List of 1890's Communities around Talla Bena.
Newspapers Published in Talla Bena ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Talla Bena.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talla Bena, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Talla Bena.
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 websites either 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 Talla Bena:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Madison Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Carroll Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Richland Parish
- Tensas 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 Talla Bena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Talla Bena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |