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 Calhoun (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 Calhoun. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Ouachita Parish: Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Richland & Union.
Below are the parishes that are near Calhoun. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calhoun:
- Ouachita Parish (The home parish of Calhoun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Forksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frost Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Claiborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- West Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Northpark Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Pino Bayou Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Richwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Leisure Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Spanish City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Bienville Parish
- English
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Vixen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Eros
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ansley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Quitman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Hodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Hodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Averit ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Choudrant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Ruston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Grambling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dubach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Simsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Collinston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Start
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Wilhite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Downsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ouachita City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Haile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Truxno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sikes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calhoun, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Calhoun.
Cemeteries Near Calhoun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calhoun.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Calhoun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calhoun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Young's Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mineral Springs CME Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68522 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Zeigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spillers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Calhoun had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Forksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Averit ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Cadeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
- Cheniere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cheniere is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Downsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Choudrant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Nash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- West Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Cedarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calhoun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calhoun.
Newspapers Published in Calhoun ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calhoun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calhoun, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calhoun.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Calhoun:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Ouachita Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Richland Parish
- Union Parish
- Winn Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Calhoun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Calhoun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |