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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 Napoleon (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 Napoleon. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Napoleon is located in Hancock County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Saint Tammany (LA), Harrison & Pearl River.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Napoleon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Napoleon, with the one closest to Napoleon listed first.
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
    • Logtown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
      • Logtown is located in Hancock County
    • Pearlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shoreline Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
    • Kiln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeshore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
      • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
    • Waveland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
      • Waveland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <1>
    • Diamondhead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
      • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <1>
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
      • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <1>
    • Necaise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Napoleon, with the one closest to Napoleon listed first.
    • Pass Christian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <1>
  • Pearl River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Napoleon, with the one closest to Napoleon listed first.
    • Nicholson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
    • Picayune
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <1>
  • Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Napoleon, with the one closest to Napoleon listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Northwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
      • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Tanglewood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
      • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Pearl River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <1>
    • Bon Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
      • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • McClane City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClane City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
      • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Slidell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
      • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
    • Browns Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
      • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Hickory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Lake Shore Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
      • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Oak Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
      • Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Huntwyck Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntwyck Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
      • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Eden Isle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
      • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)

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

Newspapers Published in Napoleon ...

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 Napoleon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Napoleon, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Napoleon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Napoleon:

Cemeteries Near Napoleon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Napoleon.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Napoleon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Napoleon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napoleon Cemetery
  • Logtown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logtown Cemetery
  • Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lindsey Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Point Cemetery
  • The Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Point Cemetery
  • Gauss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gauss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gauss Cemetery
  • Rousseaux Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rousseaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rousseaux Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68746 <4>
  • Porter's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Turtleskin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turtleskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turtleskin Cemetery
  • Haaswood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haaswood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haaswood Cemetery
  • Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Porters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Cemetery
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • McKean Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Amos Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Napoleon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Napoleon.

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

  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
  • Pearlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pearl River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <1>
  • Slidell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
    • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
  • Rigolets
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rigolets have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
    • Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
  • Kiln
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Florenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
    • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Waveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
    • Waveland is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <1>
  • Lake Catherine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
    • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <1>
  • Chef Menteur
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chef Menteur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
    • Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Henderson Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
      • Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
    • Talisheek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Delisle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
      • Delisle is located in Harrison County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Napoleon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Napoleon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Napoleon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3252, Longitude: -89.6249       In this case, the coordinates for Napoleon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Napoleon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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