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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Brodnax. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brodnax to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brodnax, please Contact Us.
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 Brodnax (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 Brodnax. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Brodnax is historic, it would have been located within present day Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish: Ashley (AR), Chicot (AR), Union (AR), Ouachita, Richland, Union & West Carroll.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Brodnax. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brodnax:
- Morehouse Parish (The home parish of Brodnax)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Bonita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mer Rouge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
- Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <2>
- Bastrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <2>
- Collinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
- Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <2>
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <2>
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Sterlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
- Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <2>
- Fairbanks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Fairbanks is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <2>
- Swartz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Northpark Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northpark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Spanish City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Start
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Start have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Start
- Start is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Start <2>
- Rayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Rayville is located in Richland Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayville <2>
- Holly Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Ouachita City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ouachita City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Haile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Fiske
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <2>
- Darnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Epps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epps have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <2>
- Kilbourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Elon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Wilmot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Crossett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
- Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <2>
- Parkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Parkdale is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <2>
- North Crossett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- West Crossett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley County (AR)
- Blanchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanchton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Felsenthal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huttig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Bolding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brodnax, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Brodnax.
Cemeteries Near Brodnax ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brodnax.
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 Brodnax covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Cooper Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Neamon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neamon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neamon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dunmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunmore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Causey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Causey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Causey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Morehouse Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morehouse Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morehouse Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mer Rouge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bastrop City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Courney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Extra UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Extra UMC Cemetery
- The Extra UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Extra Cemetery
- Extra Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53838 <5>
- Stevenson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.
Brodnax itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brodnax, with the one closest to Brodnax listed first.
- Causey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
- Mer Rouge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
- Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <2>
- Bonita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bastrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <2>
- Elon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Doss ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doss is located in Morehouse Parish
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <2>
- Ouachita City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ouachita City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- De Siard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Siard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Parkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Parkdale is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <2>
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brodnax. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brodnax.
Newspapers Published in Brodnax ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brodnax.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brodnax, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brodnax.
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 either 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 Brodnax:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Morehouse Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ouachita Parish
- Richland Parish
- Union Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Brodnax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brodnax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brodnax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8840, Longitude: -91.7965 In this case, the coordinates for Brodnax have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |