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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 Gladhurst (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 Gladhurst. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 counties/parishes 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 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.

Gladhurst is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Tangipahoa (LA), Washington (LA), Amite, Lincoln & Walthall.

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

  • Pike County     (The home county of Gladhurst)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladhurst, with the one closest to Gladhurst listed first.
    • Smithburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Osyka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chatawa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Magnolia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bacots
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Holmesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Bear Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • McComb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Topisaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladhurst, with the one closest to Gladhurst listed first.
    • Gillsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Huron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Glading
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • McElveen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Brookside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Mount Olive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladhurst, with the one closest to Gladhurst listed first.
    • Norfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Wellman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Marion County
  • Walthall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladhurst, with the one closest to Gladhurst listed first.
    • Tylertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sartinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
  • East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Livingston Parish (LA)
    • Georgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladhurst, with the one closest to Gladhurst listed first.
    • Greensburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chipola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Coleman Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
    • Montpelier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Folsom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
  • Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladhurst, with the one closest to Gladhurst listed first.
    • Kentwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
    • Tangipahoa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Fluker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <1>
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Amite City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Husser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Loranger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladhurst, with the one closest to Gladhurst listed first.
    • Mount Hermon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Stoney Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Franklinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Enon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon

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

Cemeteries Near Gladhurst ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladhurst.

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

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

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

  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Varnado Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sandifer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Varnado Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Magee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rhodus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (837 more) ...
    • McNabb Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rhodus Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)

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 Gladhurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gladhurst.

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

  • Smithburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Osyka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hermon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chatawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Sunny Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
  • Bailey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Fernwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fernwood is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
  • Holmesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Tangipahoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McComb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Huron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Gillsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Gladhurst ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladhurst.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gladhurst, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gladhurst.

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 Gladhurst:

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 Gladhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gladhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.