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 Ashwood (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 Ashwood. 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 county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county 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.
Ashwood is located in Wilkinson County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkinson County: Concordia (LA), East Feliciana (LA), West Feliciana (LA), Adams, Amite & Franklin.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Ashwood. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashwood:
- Wilkinson County (The home county of Ashwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Turnbull
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Centreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Artonish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Rosetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Adams County
- Jeannette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Gloster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- O'Neil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Avoyelles Parish (LA)
- Simmesport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bougere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Port Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Zachary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Pride
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <1>
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
- Ethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Lindsay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Troy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Slaughter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Smithland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- New Roads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Ventress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Batchelor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Innis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lettsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hermitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Morganza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Legonier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Chipola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- West Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- Arbroth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Rogillioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Converse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Tunica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Francisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashwood, see our County-by-County Page for Ashwood.
Cemeteries Near Ashwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashwood.
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 Ashwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Liddell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Currier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joor Collens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joor Collens Cemetery
- The Joor Collens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ioor Collens Cemetery
- Ioor Collins Cemetery
- Joor Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Phares Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bleakhouse Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Ashwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Turnbull
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Pinckneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Converse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Whitaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
- Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <1>
- Centreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Fort Adams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Tatum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tatum is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Angola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rowes Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashwood.
Newspapers Published in Ashwood ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashwood, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashwood.
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 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 Ashwood:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Wilkinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Franklin County
- Avoyelles Parish
- Concordia Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ashwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |