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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 Bayou Scie (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 Bayou Scie. 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 northeast 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 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.

Bayou Scie is located in Sabine 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 Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).

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

  • Sabine Parish     (The home parish of Bayou Scie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Scie, with the one closest to Bayou Scie listed first.
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
    • Belmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <2>
    • Zwolle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Noble
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Sabine Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
    • Many
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
    • Converse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in Sabine Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <2>
    • Negreet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fisher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Florien
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 southeast)
    • Toro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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 Bayou Scie to Toro
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Scie, with the one closest to Bayou Scie listed first.
    • Pelican
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican
      • Pelican is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican <2>
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Butler
      • From Bayou Scie to Butler
    • Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oxford
      • From Bayou Scie to Oxford
    • South Mansfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Mansfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Stanley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Natchitoches Parish
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Scie, with the one closest to Bayou Scie listed first.
    • Lake End
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake End. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lake End
      • From Bayou Scie to Lake End
    • Hanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coushatta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
    • Edgefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Abington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Carroll
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carroll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carroll
      • From Bayou Scie to Carroll
  • Vernon Parish
    • Hornbeck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Scie, with the one closest to Bayou Scie listed first.
    • Milam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
      • Milam is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <2>
    • Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemphill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Rosevine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Scie, with the one closest to Bayou Scie listed first.
    • Huxley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Campti
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Shelbyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Bayou Scie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayou Scie.

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

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

  • Wofed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wofed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wofed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clyde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clyde Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clyde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Noble Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fenders Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McComic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McComic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McComic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ft. Jesup Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Jesup Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Jesup 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.<4>

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

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

  • Many
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
  • Marthaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Negreet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pelican
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican
    • Pelican is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican <2>
  • Robeline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • East Hamilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • East Hamilton is located in Shelby County (TX)
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Butler
    • From Bayou Scie to Butler
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oxford
    • From Bayou Scie to Oxford
  • Corleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vowells Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lula
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
      • Lula is located in De Soto Parish
    • Victoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 Bayou Scie to Victoria
    • Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Bayou Scie ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayou Scie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayou Scie, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bayou Scie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bayou Scie:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayou Scie. 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 Bayou Scie, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bayou Scie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayou Scie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6702, Longitude: -93.5734       In this case, the coordinates for Bayou Scie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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