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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 Airline Park Estates (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 Airline Park Estates. 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.

Name Variations for Airline Park Estates ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Airline Park Estates: Airline Park Ests.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

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

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

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Airline Park Estates is located in Bossier 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 Bossier Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bienville, Caddo, Red River & Webster.

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

  • Bossier Parish     (The home parish of Airline Park Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airline Park Estates, with the one closest to Airline Park Estates listed first.
    • Parkland Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bossier City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Espanita Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Bodcau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Eastwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Benton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Princeton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Haughton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bellevue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Alden Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airline Park Estates, with the one closest to Airline Park Estates listed first.
    • Armistead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Ringgold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airline Park Estates, with the one closest to Airline Park Estates listed first.
    • Shreveport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Normandy Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Blanchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Longwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Chateau Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Western Hills Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Pine Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Belcher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Summer Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Edgewood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Reisor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airline Park Estates, with the one closest to Airline Park Estates listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Frierson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Gloster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Keachi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airline Park Estates, with the one closest to Airline Park Estates listed first.
    • Doyline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dixie Inn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Yellow Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Cotton Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Minden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sibley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Sarepta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubberly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Heflin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airline Park Estates, with the one closest to Airline Park Estates listed first.
    • Waskom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <1>
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Uncertain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Karnack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Elysian Fields
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Scottsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Panola County (TX)
    • Panola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Airline Park Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Airline Park Estates.

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 Airline Park Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Light Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Red River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Round Grove Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Forest Park East Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
      • The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Park Cemetery East
      • Forest Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67544 <2>
    • Benton Community Club Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pilkinson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Brownlee
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Vanceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
  • Bossier City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shreveport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bodcau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • Blanchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Curtis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • La Rosen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
  • Haughton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bellevue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Alden Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Flournoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Airline Park Estates ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Airline Park Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Airline Park Estates, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Airline Park Estates.

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 Airline Park Estates:

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 Airline Park Estates, 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 from Point A (ie- Airline Park Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.