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 Wilman (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 Wilman. 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 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 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 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.
Wilman is located in East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish: Chicot (AR), Madison, Richland, West Carroll, Issaquena (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Wilman. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilman:
- East Carroll Parish (The home parish of Wilman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Transylvania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sondheimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Omega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Ashly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Quebec
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tallulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tendal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Barnes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Thomastown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Delhi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Kilbourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Epps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Fiske
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Chicot County (AR)
- Eudora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Tallula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Chotard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Mayersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Valley Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Booth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Onward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Smedes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Lorenzen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Rolling Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Mont Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Anguilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Panther Burn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Warren County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Haynes Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villanova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villanova is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Byrne City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Yazoo County (MS)
- Kearney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 Wilman, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Wilman.
Cemeteries Near Wilman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilman.
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 Wilman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Cold Tar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Way Way Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- King Solomon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (57 more) ...
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Panola Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethany 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 Wilman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilman, with the one closest to Wilman listed first.
- Lake Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tallula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Benham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Shelburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Chotard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Onward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Blanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mayersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Omega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilman.
Newspapers Published in Wilman ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilman, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilman.
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 Wilman:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Carroll Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Chicot County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Washington 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 Wilman, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |