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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 Carriage Oaks (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 Carriage Oaks. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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/counties 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 north 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.

Carriage Oaks is located in Bossier 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 Bossier Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bienville, Caddo, Red River & Webster.

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

  • Bossier Parish     (The home parish of Carriage Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Oaks, with the one closest to Carriage Oaks listed first.
    • Red Chute
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Espanita Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Bodcau
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Parkland Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Eastwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Bossier City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Haughton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Princeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bellevue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Benton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alden Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Elm Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Oaks, with the one closest to Carriage Oaks listed first.
    • Armistead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Ringgold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Oaks, with the one closest to Carriage Oaks listed first.
    • Shreveport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Normandy Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Chateau Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Longwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Silver Pine Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Blanchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Summer Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Western Hills Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reisor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • South Towne Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Belcher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
  • Claiborne Parish
    • Holly Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Oaks, with the one closest to Carriage Oaks listed first.
    • Frierson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stonewall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gloster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Oaks, with the one closest to Carriage Oaks listed first.
    • Westdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • East Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Oaks, with the one closest to Carriage Oaks listed first.
    • Doyline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dixie Inn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Yellow Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Sibley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Minden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heflin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dubberly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sarepta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cullen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Oaks, with the one closest to Carriage Oaks listed first.
    • Waskom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <1>
    • Jonesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Uncertain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Panola County (TX)
    • Panola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Carriage Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carriage Oaks.

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 Carriage Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Red River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fillmore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayflower Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Haughton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pilkinson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Light Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Carriage Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carriage Oaks.

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

  • Bodcau
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
  • Brownlee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Bossier City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vanceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
  • Shreveport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Haughton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Benton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Midway is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • La Rosen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blanchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Alden Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Robson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Robson is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson

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

Newspapers Published in Carriage Oaks ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carriage Oaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carriage Oaks, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carriage Oaks.

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 helpful 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 Carriage Oaks:

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 Carriage Oaks, 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 from Point A (ie- Carriage Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.