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 Cecile (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 Cecile. 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 Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/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 counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cecile is located in Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bossier, De Soto, Red River, Cass (TX), Harrison (TX), Marion (TX) & Panola (TX).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Cecile. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cecile:
- Caddo Parish (The home parish of Cecile)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecile, with the one closest to Cecile listed first.
- Ellerbe Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Chateau Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Normandy Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Summer Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Keithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shreveport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Pine Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Edgewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- South Towne Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Reisor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- Longwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Western Hills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecile, with the one closest to Cecile listed first.
- Armistead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Ringgold
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Castor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecile, with the one closest to Cecile listed first.
- Elm Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Bodcau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Espanita Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Haughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bossier City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Red Chute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Parkland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Fillmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecile, with the one closest to Cecile listed first.
- Frierson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gloster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grand Cane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keachi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- South Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Longstreet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Butler ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Pelican
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecile, with the one closest to Cecile listed first.
- Westdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- East Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Abington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Halfway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hall Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harmon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Coushatta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Hanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanna is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecile, with the one closest to Cecile listed first.
- Doyline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Heflin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Dubberly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County (TX)
- Waskom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Panola County (TX)
- Panola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cecile, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Cecile.
Cemeteries Near Cecile ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cecile.
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 Cecile - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cecile covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cecile, with the one closest to Cecile listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Suggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilmer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Koran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Cecile in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cecile.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cecile, with the one closest to Cecile listed first.
- Robson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robson is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- La Rosen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
- Stonewall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bodcau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- East Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Keithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gloster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bossier City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shreveport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cecile. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cecile.
Newspapers Published in Cecile ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cecile.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cecile, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cecile.
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 Cecile:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Caddo Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- De Soto Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster Parish
- Harrison County
- Panola County
- 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> | 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 Cecile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Cecile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |