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 Tensas Bluff 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 Tensas Bluff 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 Tensas Bluff 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Tensas Bluff Landing: Tensas Blf. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Tensas Bluf. Lndg.)
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/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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north 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.
Tensas Bluff Landing is located in Tensas 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 Tensas Parish: Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Adams (MS), Claiborne (MS), Jefferson (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Tensas Bluff Landing. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tensas Bluff Landing:
- Tensas Parish (The home parish of Tensas Bluff Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tensas Bluff Landing, with the one closest to Tensas Bluff Landing listed first.
- Newlight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Newellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yucatan Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waterproof
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Tensas Bluff Landing, with the one closest to Tensas Bluff Landing listed first.
- Sicily Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- East Carroll Parish
- Sondheimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Tensas Bluff Landing, with the one closest to Tensas Bluff Landing listed first.
- Swampers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Crowville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baskinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Wisner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Jigger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baskin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Fort Necessity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Tensas Bluff Landing, with the one closest to Tensas Bluff Landing listed first.
- Tendal
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Quebec
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Tallulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Thomastown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Ashly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Omega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Tensas Bluff Landing, with the one closest to Tensas Bluff Landing listed first.
- Delhi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Mangham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Light
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Holly Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Archibald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Rayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Carroll Parish
- Epps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Claiborne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tensas Bluff Landing, with the one closest to Tensas Bluff Landing listed first.
- Grand Gulf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Westside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Ingleside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Port Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County (MS)
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Warren County (MS)
- Stout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tensas Bluff Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Tensas Bluff Landing.
Cemeteries Near Tensas Bluff Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tensas Bluff 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 Tensas Bluff Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tensas Bluff Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tensas Bluff Landing, with the one closest to Tensas Bluff Landing listed first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tensas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyoming Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crowville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- State Place Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Thistle Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newellton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Routhwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Tensas Bluff Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tensas Bluff Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tensas Bluff Landing, with the one closest to Tensas Bluff Landing listed first.
- Newlight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Newellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lamar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Crowville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Carthage ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Carthage is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carthage
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- King is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Tendal
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Winnsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quebec
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Baskinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tensas Bluff Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tensas Bluff Landing.
Newspapers Published in Tensas Bluff 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tensas Bluff Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tensas Bluff Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tensas Bluff Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tensas Bluff Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Tensas Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Catahoula Parish
- East Carroll Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Claiborne County
- Jefferson County
- Warren 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 Tensas Bluff Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tensas Bluff Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |