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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 Cash Point Ferry (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 Cash Point Ferry. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Cash Point Ferry 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 Cash Point Ferry. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cash Point Ferry:

  • Bossier Parish     (The home parish of Cash Point Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash Point Ferry, with the one closest to Cash Point Ferry listed first.
    • Benton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bossier City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Parkland Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Espanita Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Bodcau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Eastwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Alden Bridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Bellevue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Fillmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Haughton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bienville Parish
    • Armistead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash Point Ferry, with the one closest to Cash Point Ferry listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Shreveport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Normandy Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Belcher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Western Hills Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chateau Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Mooringsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Silver Pine Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Longwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Gilliam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Edgewood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash Point Ferry, with the one closest to Cash Point Ferry listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Frierson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gloster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash Point Ferry, with the one closest to Cash Point Ferry listed first.
    • Doyline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Inn
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Sarepta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Minden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sibley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Dubberly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Heflin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cullen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller County (AR)
    • Capps City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
  • Cass County (TX)
    • McLeod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cash Point Ferry, with the one closest to Cash Point Ferry listed first.
    • Waskom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Uncertain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Karnack
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Scottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Elysian Fields
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Panola County (TX)
    • Panola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Cash Point Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cash Point Ferry.

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 Cash Point Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Light Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Red River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Grove Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton Community Club Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Walker Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pilkinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Cash Point Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cash Point Ferry.

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

  • Vanceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
  • Brownlee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Benton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bossier City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blanchard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shreveport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • Bodcau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Alden Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
  • Hughes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hughes is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Mooringsport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Longwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Curtis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Bellevue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue

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

Newspapers Published in Cash Point Ferry ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cash Point Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cash Point Ferry, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cash Point Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cash Point Ferry:

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 Cash Point Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cash Point Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.