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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 Archie (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 Archie. 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 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.

Archie is located in Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish: Avoyelles, Caldwell, Concordia, Franklin, La Salle & Tensas.

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

  • Catahoula Parish     (The home parish of Archie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Utility
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
    • Rhinehart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Trinity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Parhams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Aimwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harrisonburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Enterprise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Sicily Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wildwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • North Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • Vick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
    • Center Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moncla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
    • Effie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Kelly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Wildsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chevey Chase
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
    • Athlone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Armagh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
    • Monterey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Dunbarton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Acme
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Ferriday
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
    • Ferriday
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ridgecrest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Sycamore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Clayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bougere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
  • Franklin Parish
    • Extension
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Fishville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Antonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Pollock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Sharp Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
    • Jena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <1>
    • Midway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Trout
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Zenoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
    • Tullos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Olla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
    • Standard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Urania
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Deville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Libuse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <1>
    • Kolin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tioga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams County (MS)
    • Carthage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage

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

Cemeteries Near Archie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Archie.

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

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

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

  • Chevallier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Young Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moseley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pritchard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McCure Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Whites Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Elmly Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Girlinghouse Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Lavacco
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lavacco is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavacco
  • Utility
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
  • Rhinehart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glade is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Jonesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Security
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Security is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
  • Trinity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Manifest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
  • Lismore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lismore is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
  • Chevey Chase
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
  • Parhams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
  • Eva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eva is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Aimwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harrisonburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Era
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Era is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era

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

Newspapers Published in Archie ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Archie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Archie, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Archie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Archie:

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 Archie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Archie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.