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 Archibald (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 Archibald. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.
Archibald is located in Richland 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 Richland Parish: Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita & West Carroll.
Below are the parishes that are near Archibald. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Archibald:
- Richland Parish (The home parish of Archibald)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Mangham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- New Light
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Rayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Start
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Dunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Delhi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Banks Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Grayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vixen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Clarks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Big Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Baskin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baskinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Winnsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liddieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Swampers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Chase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Necessity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jigger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Extension
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Wisner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Tendal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Quebec
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Collinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mer Rouge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bastrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Bosco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Pino Bayou Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Spanish City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Swartz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Leisure Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northpark Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- West Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Fairbanks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Lapine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Tensas Parish
- Newlight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Epps
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
- Darnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Archibald, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Archibald.
Cemeteries Near Archibald ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Archibald.
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 Archibald - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Archibald covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Archibald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gwin Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- China Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Adile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Archibald had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Archibald, with the one closest to Archibald listed first.
- Mangham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Baskinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Charlieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
- Rayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Girard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Bee Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Bayou is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Bayou
- Holly Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Crew Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
- Winnsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Bosco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Delhi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Archibald. See our List of 1890's Communities around Archibald.
Newspapers Published in Archibald ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Archibald.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Archibald, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Archibald.
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 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 Archibald:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Richland Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Tensas Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Archibald, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Archibald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |