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 Ustane (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 Ustane. 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.
Ustane is located in Amite 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 Amite County: East Feliciana (LA), Saint Helena (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Franklin, Lincoln, Pike & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Ustane. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ustane:
- Amite County (The home county of Ustane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- O'Neil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Bewelcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Gloster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- McElveen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Gillsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Adams County
- Jeannette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- Bude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- McCall Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Roxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- Norfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Cobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Caseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Brookhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Bacots
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Osyka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- Rosetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Wilkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- Troy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Norwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- Chipola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Kentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ustane, see our County-by-County Page for Ustane.
Cemeteries Near Ustane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ustane.
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 Ustane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ustane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clayhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mary Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whittington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler - Short Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (795 more) ...
- Old Parson Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- John McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGehee 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ustane in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ustane.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ustane, with the one closest to Ustane listed first.
- Zion Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Hill is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- O'Neil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bewelcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Smithdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Little Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- East Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Coles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coles is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Gloster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Meadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Tatum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tatum is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Ariel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ariel is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ustane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ustane.
Newspapers Published in Ustane ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ustane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ustane, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ustane.
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 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 Ustane:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Amite County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Wilkinson County
- East Feliciana Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Tangipahoa 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 Ustane, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ustane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |