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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Caspari. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Caspari to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caspari, please Contact Us.

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 Caspari (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 Caspari. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Caspari is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Caspari. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caspari:

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Caspari)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caspari, with the one closest to Caspari listed first.
    • Campti
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
    • Clarence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Natchitoches
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Powhatan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Grappes Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Chestnut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Goldonna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Natchez
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ashland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Flora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Provencal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Victoria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caspari, with the one closest to Caspari listed first.
    • Saline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Burkplace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Alberta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Lucky
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Castor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • English
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • De Soto Parish
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Grant Parish
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caspari, with the one closest to Caspari listed first.
    • Lake End
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Martin
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Hanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Coushatta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgefield
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Halfway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Hall Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Abington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • East Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caspari, with the one closest to Caspari listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caspari, with the one closest to Caspari listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Couley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Coldwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Calvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bethlehem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Pine Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Atlanta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Whitford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Winnfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Joyce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dodson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson

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

Cemeteries Near Caspari ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caspari.

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

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

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

  • De Blieux Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Campti Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nativity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Memory Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fern Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (130 more) ...
    • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • American 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.

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

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

  • Campti
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
  • Clarence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trichell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
  • Natchitoches
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Maurice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grappes Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
  • Couley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Timon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
  • Chestnut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Coldwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Allen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Bermuda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Zion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Zion is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Lake End
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Caspari ...

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 Caspari.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caspari, 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 Caspari.

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 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 Caspari:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Caspari, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Caspari) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.