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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 Cloud Crossing (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 Cloud Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Cloud Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cloud Crossing: Cloud Xing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cloud Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cloud Crossing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Cloud Crossing is located in 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 Cloud Crossing. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cloud Crossing:

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Cloud Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloud Crossing, with the one closest to Cloud Crossing listed first.
    • Campti
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Grappes Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Chestnut
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Powhatan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Goldonna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Forest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Natchitoches
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Natchez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Provencal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloud Crossing, with the one closest to Cloud Crossing listed first.
    • Saline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burkplace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Alberta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Lucky
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • English
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Bienville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sparta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Liberty Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Ringgold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloud Crossing, with the one closest to Cloud Crossing listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Pelican
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Grant Parish
    • Montgomery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloud Crossing, with the one closest to Cloud Crossing listed first.
    • Jonesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloud Crossing, with the one closest to Cloud Crossing listed first.
    • Martin
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Lake End
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Edgefield
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Coushatta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Carroll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Halfway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Hall Summit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • East Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Abington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Westdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloud Crossing, with the one closest to Cloud Crossing listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloud Crossing, with the one closest to Cloud Crossing listed first.
    • Coldwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Couley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Saint Maurice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Bethlehem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Calvin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Whitford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Atlanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Dodson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Winnfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Joyce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Cloud Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cloud Crossing.

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 Cloud Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Campti Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Nativity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • De Blieux Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Thomas - Wren Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

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

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

  • Campti
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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 <1>
  • Grappes Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
  • Chestnut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Timon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Trichell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
  • Lake End
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Natchitoches
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Allen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Couley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Saint Maurice
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Coushatta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Cloud Crossing ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloud Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cloud Crossing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cloud Crossing.

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 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 Cloud Crossing:

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 Cloud Crossing, 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' (or 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- Cloud Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.