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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 Arkana (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 Arkana. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

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

  • Bossier Parish     (The home parish of Arkana)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkana, with the one closest to Arkana listed first.
    • Plain Dealing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
      • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <2>
    • Alden Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alden Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
    • Ivan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
    • Benton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellevue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkana, with the one closest to Arkana listed first.
    • Missionary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missionary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
    • Ida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Hosston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilliam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
      • Gilliam is located in Caddo Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilliam <2>
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
    • Rodessa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
      • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <2>
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
    • Zylks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish
    • Belcher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vivian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <2>
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
    • Oil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <2>
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkana, with the one closest to Arkana listed first.
    • Dykesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
      • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Blackburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkana, with the one closest to Arkana listed first.
    • Springhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
      • Springhill is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <2>
    • Cullen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <2>
    • Sarepta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
      • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <2>
    • Shongaloo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkana, with the one closest to Arkana listed first.
    • Welcome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
      • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Taylor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
    • Western
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
      • Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Horsehead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horsehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
      • Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Macedonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Philadelphia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Emerson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Lafayette County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkana, with the one closest to Arkana listed first.
    • Bradley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <2>
    • Walnut Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
    • Gin City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
      • Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
    • Kress City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kress City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
      • Kress City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
    • McKamie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
      • McKamie is located in Lafayette County (AR)
    • Lewisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Lafayette County (AR)
    • Stamps
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
      • Stamps is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <2>
    • Buckner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
      • Buckner is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Miller County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkana, with the one closest to Arkana listed first.
    • Doddridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddridge
      • Doddridge is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doddridge <2>
    • Capps City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capps City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Fouke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <2>
    • Roberts ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Garland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Genoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Bowie County (TX)
    • Sulphur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sulphur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Cass County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkana, with the one closest to Arkana listed first.
    • Bloomburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
      • Bloomburg is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <2>
    • McLeod
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Huffins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
      • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Atlanta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Queen City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Domino
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
      • Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Springdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Bivins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bivins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins
      • Bivins is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivins <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Arkana ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arkana.

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

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

  • Wyche Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyche Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plain Dealing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stubbs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Blanton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith - Gilmer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Gilmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Gilmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arkana had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Redland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
    • Redland is located in Bossier Parish
  • Bradley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <2>
  • Carterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
    • Carterville is located in Bossier Parish
  • Walnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
  • Plain Dealing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
    • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <2>
  • Missionary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missionary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
    • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
  • Collinsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsburg
    • Collinsburg is located in Bossier Parish
  • Canfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Canfield is located in Lafayette County (AR)
  • Welcome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Rocky Mount
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
    • Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
  • Sarepta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alden Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alden Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
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    • Hughes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Bossier Parish
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
    • Ivan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Arkana ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arkana.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arkana, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arkana.

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 Arkana:

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

The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/

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>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.
<5>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 Arkana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arkana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arkana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0185, Longitude: -93.6746       In this case, the coordinates for Arkana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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