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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 Camp Hardtner (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 Camp Hardtner. 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.

Name Variations for Camp Hardtner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Hardtner: Cp. Hardtner

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Camp Hardtner is located in Grant 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 Grant Parish: La Salle, Natchitoches, Rapides & Winn.

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

  • Grant Parish     (The home parish of Camp Hardtner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hardtner, with the one closest to Camp Hardtner listed first.
    • Antonia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Fishville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Pollock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dry Prong
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bentley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Stay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Creola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Colfax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hardtner, with the one closest to Camp Hardtner listed first.
    • North Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • Center Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell Parish
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hardtner, with the one closest to Camp Hardtner listed first.
    • Rhinehart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Aimwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Utility
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hardtner, with the one closest to Camp Hardtner listed first.
    • Zenoria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
    • Trout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tullos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Jena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <1>
    • Summerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Sharp Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
    • Urania
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Olla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
    • Standard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • Marco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hardtner, with the one closest to Camp Hardtner listed first.
    • Ball
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <1>
    • Tioga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Libuse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pineville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Alexandria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Boyce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexandria Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
    • Deville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Zimmerman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Kolin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hardtner, with the one closest to Camp Hardtner listed first.
    • Flat Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Atlanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Joyce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Hardtner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Hardtner.

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 Camp Hardtner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Hardtner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McKay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Guynes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whatley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pollock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dry Pong Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pine Knot Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Leckie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Hurricane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chalk Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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>

While we didn't find Camp Hardtner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Hardtner.

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

  • Fishville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
  • Black Creek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Tunica ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunica is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Iatt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Iatt is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt
  • Colfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Holloway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
  • Fairmount
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Rapides
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
  • Pineville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Boyce
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Alexandria
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Rhinehart
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Flat Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Atlanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Camp Hardtner ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Hardtner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Hardtner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Hardtner.

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 Camp Hardtner:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Hardtner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Camp Hardtner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.