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 Bienville (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 Bienville. 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 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 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.
Bienville is located in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: Bossier, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Bienville. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bienville:
- Bienville Parish (The home parish of Bienville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Bryceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Burkplace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Mount Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- English
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Gibsland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
- Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <2>
- Alberta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Castor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor
- Castor is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castor <2>
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Sugar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Arizona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Quitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
- Hodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <2>
- North Hodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Ansley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- East Hodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Cartwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Simsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
- Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <2>
- Grambling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
- Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <2>
- Ruston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <2>
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Choudrant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
- Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <2>
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Dubach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
- Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <2>
- Hico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Chestnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Goldonna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldonna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldonna
- Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldonna <2>
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Hall Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
- Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <2>
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- East Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Edgefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Heflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heflin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
- Heflin is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <2>
- Dubberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubberly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubberly
- Dubberly is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubberly <2>
- Yellow Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Sibley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Sibley is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
- Minden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
- Minden is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <2>
- Dixie Inn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Doyline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyline
- Doyline is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doyline <2>
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Gansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Dodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <2>
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Calvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Calvin is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bienville, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Bienville.
Newspapers Published in Bienville ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bienville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bienville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bienville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bienville:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/
- Pages specific to Bienville Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Red River Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Webster Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winn Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Claiborne Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Bienville Parish
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Bienville Parish
Cemeteries Near Bienville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bienville.
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 Bienville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
- Burt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- The Union Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillard Cemetery
- Old Castor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Castor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983209 <4>
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Danville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Danville Cemetery
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, Bienville had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bienville had a population of 192 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bienville, with the one closest to Bienville listed first.
- Bear Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
- Blume
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Burkplace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Mount Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Brown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Saline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Saline is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <2>
- Gibsland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
- Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <2>
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Simsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
- Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <2>
- Ringgold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Ringgold is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <2>
- Pine Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bienville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bienville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bienville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bienville Parish: www.bienvilleparish.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bienville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bienville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3569, Longitude: -92.9766 |
| <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 Bienville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |