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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 Campti (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 Campti. 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 northwest 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 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.

Campti is located in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Bienville, De Soto, Grant, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Vernon & Winn.

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

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Campti)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campti, with the one closest to Campti listed first.
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Grappes Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Powhatan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clarence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Natchitoches
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Goldonna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Natchez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Provencal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Victoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campti, with the one closest to Campti listed first.
    • Saline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Burkplace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Alberta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Castor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lucky
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campti, with the one closest to Campti listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Pelican
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Grant Parish
    • Montgomery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campti, with the one closest to Campti listed first.
    • Lake End
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Hanna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Coushatta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Edgefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Carroll
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Halfway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Harmon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hall Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Abington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • East Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Westdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campti, with the one closest to Campti listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campti, with the one closest to Campti listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Couley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Coldwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Calvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Bethlehem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Atlanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Whitford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Winnfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Dodson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Joyce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Campti ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campti.

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 Campti - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nativity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Campti Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • De Blieux Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Memory Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (124 more) ...
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fern Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Campti had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Campti had a population of 1,033 people.

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

  • Grappes Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
  • Clarence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Timon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
  • Natchitoches
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Trichell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Lake End
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Chestnut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Saint Maurice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Couley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Coldwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coushatta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Victoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Provencal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bermuda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda

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

Newspapers Published in Campti ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campti.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campti, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Campti.

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 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 Campti:

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>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 Campti, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Campti) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.