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 Carolina (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 Carolina. 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.
Carolina is located in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: Bossier, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Carolina. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carolina:
- Bienville Parish (The home parish of Carolina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Saline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burkplace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Lucky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bienville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Castor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Bryceland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Claiborne Parish
- Darley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Hodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ansley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Simsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grambling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Chestnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Goldonna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caspari ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
- Campti
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grappes Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Clarence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Powhatan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Hall Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edgefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Halfway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Coushatta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Hanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanna is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Lake End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Harmon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Heflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dubberly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Gansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Calvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Couley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Couley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Winnfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sikes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitford is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
- Atlanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carolina, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Carolina.
Cemeteries Near Carolina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carolina.
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 Carolina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carolina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Danville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hathorn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldonna Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Castor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Weaver Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gansville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Carolina in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carolina.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Saline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Burkplace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Brown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brown is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Blume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blume is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
- Chestnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bienville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Bear Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carolina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carolina.
Newspapers Published in Carolina ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carolina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carolina, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carolina.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Carolina:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Bienville Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster 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 Carolina, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carolina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |