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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 Anacoco (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 Anacoco. 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/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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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/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 south 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.

Anacoco is located in Vernon Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon Parish: Allen, Beauregard, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine & Newton (TX).

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

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Anacoco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anacoco, with the one closest to Anacoco listed first.
    • Hornbeck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
      • Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <2>
    • Fertitta Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertitta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
    • Leesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
    • New Llano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kurthwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
      • Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <2>
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Slagle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
      • Slagle is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slagle <2>
    • Alco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Polk North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Anacoco to Elmwood
    • Pickering
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anacoco, with the one closest to Anacoco listed first.
    • Ludington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Ikes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ikes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ikes
      • From Anacoco to Ikes
    • DeRidder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRidder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
      • DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <2>
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anacoco, with the one closest to Anacoco listed first.
    • Bellwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellwood
      • From Anacoco to Bellwood
    • Vowells Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gorum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
      • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <2>
    • Provencal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Flora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Flora is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
    • Victoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Victoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Victoria
      • From Anacoco to Victoria
    • Robeline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Derry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Derry
      • From Anacoco to Derry
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anacoco, with the one closest to Anacoco listed first.
    • Mora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
    • Flatwoods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anacoco, with the one closest to Anacoco listed first.
    • Toro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toro
      • From Anacoco to Toro
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
    • Florien
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
      • Florien is located in Sabine Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <2>
    • Corleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corleyville
      • From Anacoco to Corleyville
    • Fisher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Negreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Many
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anacoco, with the one closest to Anacoco listed first.
    • Toledo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toledo
      • From Anacoco to Toledo
    • South Toledo Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Toledo Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Burkeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiergate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiergate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiergate
      • Wiergate is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiergate <2>
    • Shanklerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anacoco, with the one closest to Anacoco listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mason
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hemphill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
      • Hemphill is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Anacoco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anacoco.

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 Anacoco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anacoco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anacoco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anacoco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McInnis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McInnis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McInnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beckham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leesville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Self Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Self Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Self Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kay Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beechgrove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Anacoco had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Anacoco had a population of 777 people.

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

  • Leesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Caney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
  • Toro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Toro
    • From Anacoco to Toro
  • Toledo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Toledo
    • From Anacoco to Toledo
  • Elmwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmwood
    • From Anacoco to Elmwood
  • Walnut Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Walnut Hill
    • From Anacoco to Walnut Hill
  • Kisatchie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kisatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisatchie
    • Kisatchie is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Corleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corleyville
    • From Anacoco to Corleyville
  • Hicks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Simpson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
  • Bellwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bellwood
    • From Anacoco to Bellwood
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Anacoco ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anacoco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anacoco, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anacoco.

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 helpful 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 Anacoco:

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Anacoco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Anacoco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anacoco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2519, Longitude: -93.3419    









 

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