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 Cadillac (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 Cadillac. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Cadillac is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Tensas (LA), Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Cadillac. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cadillac:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Cadillac)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Rodney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeannette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Natchez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Crosby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- O'Neil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Westside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Port Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Ingleside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Saint Elmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Willows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Copiah County
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Apple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Bude
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- McCall Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- Caseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Rosetta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Catahoula Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Wildwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Vidalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ferriday
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Waterproof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Yucatan Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cadillac, see our County-by-County Page for Cadillac.
Cemeteries Near Cadillac ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cadillac.
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 Cadillac - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cadillac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Folkes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Folkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Guice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Cadillac in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cadillac.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cadillac, with the one closest to Cadillac listed first.
- Stampley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stampley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
- McNair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McNair is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Harriston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Stonington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Roxie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Red Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Jeannette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cadillac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cadillac.
Newspapers Published in Cadillac ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cadillac.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cadillac, 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 Cadillac.
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 helpful 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 Cadillac:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Wilkinson County
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Tensas 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> | 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 Cadillac, 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 from Point A (ie- Cadillac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |