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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 Afeman (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 Afeman. 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 Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Afeman is located in Rapides Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Rapides Parish: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches & Vernon.

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

  • Rapides Parish     (The home parish of Afeman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afeman, with the one closest to Afeman listed first.
    • Hineston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sieper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Otis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemphill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Gardner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McNary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Forest Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Longleaf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hot Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Woodworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afeman, with the one closest to Afeman listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mab
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mab is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
    • Reids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Reids is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Pawnee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Marionville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Oakdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Tenmile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Ward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ward is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Cherry Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Mittie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Canton is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afeman, with the one closest to Afeman listed first.
    • Sugartown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ikes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
  • Evangeline Parish
    • Turkey Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afeman, with the one closest to Afeman listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Colfax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Creola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afeman, with the one closest to Afeman listed first.
    • Gorum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Marco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Cloutierville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Derry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afeman, with the one closest to Afeman listed first.
    • Leander
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Lacamp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Fullerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dido
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Pitkin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cravens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Simpson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Slagle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cole Central
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
    • Fort Polk North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North

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

Cemeteries Near Afeman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Afeman.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elisha Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Semon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Occupy #1 Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupy #1 Cemetery
    • The Occupy #1 Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Occupy Church Number 1 Cemetery
    • Ten Mile Cemetery
    • Tenmile Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191365 <3>
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Cora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cora is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Hineston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Melder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hemphill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Milford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Hicks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Dido
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
  • Simpson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Walnut Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Mora
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Weil
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Boyce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rapides
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides

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

Newspapers Published in Afeman ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Afeman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Afeman, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Afeman.

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 Afeman:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Afeman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Afeman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.