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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 Warnerton (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 Warnerton. 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 Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Warnerton is located in Washington 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 Washington Parish: Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Marion (MS), Pearl River (MS), Pike (MS) & Walthall (MS).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Warnerton. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Warnerton:

  • Washington Parish     (The home parish of Warnerton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.
    • Mount Hermon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Franklinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Stoney Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Enon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Angie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
    • Varnado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bogalusa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • Greensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.
    • Folsom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
    • Sun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.
    • Wilmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Kentwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Tangipahoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fluker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Husser
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Amite City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loranger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Amite County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.
    • Gillsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • McElveen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • McElveen is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • Huron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Glading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
  • Lawrence County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.
    • Verna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Tilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Marion County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.
    • Kokomo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Expose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Expose is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Pinebur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Goss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Goss is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
  • Pike County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.
    • Smithburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Holmesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Osyka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
    • Chatawa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Bacots
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bacots is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Topisaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Bear Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • McComb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • McComb is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <1>
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
  • Walthall County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.
    • Tylertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sartinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Warnerton, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Warnerton.

Cemeteries Near Warnerton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warnerton.

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 Warnerton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Warnerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.

  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bickham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Warner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bankston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Star Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Alford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (745 more) ...
    • Moriah Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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 Warnerton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Warnerton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Warnerton, with the one closest to Warnerton listed first.

  • Mount Hermon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smithburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Sunny Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Franklinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bailey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Holmesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Zona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Osyka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
  • Chatawa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Kentwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fernwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fernwood is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
    • Tangipahoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Topisaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Warnerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warnerton.

Newspapers Published in Warnerton ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warnerton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Warnerton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Warnerton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Warnerton:

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 Warnerton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Warnerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.