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 Kienstra (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 Kienstra. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Kienstra is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Concordia (LA), Tensas (LA), Franklin, Jefferson & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Kienstra. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kienstra:
- Adams County (The home county of Kienstra)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Natchez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Artonish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Turnbull
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Rosetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Avoyelles Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Bordelonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Simmesport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Odenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Moreauville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Mansura
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plaucheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
- Moncla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
- Catahoula Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Parhams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Utility
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Bougere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armagh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Vidalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Athlone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ferriday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Ferriday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Wildsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Legonier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Lettsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smithland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Williamsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Innis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Batchelor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Angola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tunica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Rogillioville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kienstra, see our County-by-County Page for Kienstra.
Cemeteries Near Kienstra ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kienstra.
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 Kienstra - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kienstra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Loch Leven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeplace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Singleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ft. Adams Baptist Mission Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Courtney Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kienstra had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kienstra, with the one closest to Kienstra listed first.
- Artonish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Arnot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arnot is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Bougere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Black Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fort Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Doloroso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Doloroso is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doloroso
- Merrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Pinckneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Era
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Eva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eva is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
- Red River Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kienstra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kienstra.
Newspapers Published in Kienstra ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kienstra.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kienstra, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kienstra.
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 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 Kienstra:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Wilkinson County
- Avoyelles Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Pointe Coupee 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 Kienstra, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kienstra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |