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 Thirteen Points 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 Thirteen Points 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 Thirteen Points 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 Thirteen Points Landing: Thirteen Pts. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Thirteen Pts. Lndng.)
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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors 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/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 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.
Thirteen Points Landing is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Thirteen Points Landing. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thirteen Points Landing:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Thirteen Points Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thirteen Points Landing, with the one closest to Thirteen Points Landing listed first.
- Haile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Farmerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Downsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spearsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Thirteen Points Landing, with the one closest to Thirteen Points Landing listed first.
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Mer Rouge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Collinston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Jones
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Thirteen Points Landing, with the one closest to Thirteen Points Landing listed first.
- Sterlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Leisure Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Swartz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spanish City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thirteen Points Landing, with the one closest to Thirteen Points Landing listed first.
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- West Crossett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Crossett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- North Crossett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Fountain Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Bradley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thirteen Points Landing, with the one closest to Thirteen Points Landing listed first.
- Blanchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Moro Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Ingalls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Johnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Long View Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thirteen Points Landing, with the one closest to Thirteen Points Landing listed first.
- Felsenthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Bolding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thirteen Points Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Thirteen Points Landing.
Cemeteries Near Thirteen Points Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thirteen Points 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 Thirteen Points Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thirteen Points Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thirteen Points Landing, with the one closest to Thirteen Points Landing listed first.
- Reppond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reppond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roadside Burial Site
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boyd - Hedge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huttig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abstent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abscent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Crow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Thirteen Points Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thirteen Points Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thirteen Points Landing, with the one closest to Thirteen Points Landing listed first.
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Causey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Elon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lapile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Ouachita City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- De Siard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Blanchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mer Rouge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thirteen Points Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thirteen Points Landing.
Newspapers Published in Thirteen Points 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thirteen Points Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thirteen Points Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thirteen Points Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Thirteen Points Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thirteen Points Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Thirteen Points Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |