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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 Cloutierville (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 Cloutierville. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Cloutierville is located in Natchitoches Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes 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 Cloutierville. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cloutierville:

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Cloutierville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloutierville, with the one closest to Cloutierville listed first.
    • Derry
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Derry
      • From Cloutierville to Derry
    • Melrose
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <3>
    • Gorum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
      • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <3>
    • Marco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marco
      • From Cloutierville to Marco
    • Flora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Flora is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <3>
    • Natchez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
      • Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <3>
    • Bellwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellwood
      • From Cloutierville to Bellwood
    • Natchitoches
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Provencal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
    • Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Victoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Victoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Victoria
      • From Cloutierville to Victoria
    • Vowells Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloutierville, with the one closest to Cloutierville listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
    • Colfax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairmount
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dry Prong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
      • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <3>
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
    • Bentley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Stay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Creola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Antonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pollock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloutierville, with the one closest to Cloutierville listed first.
    • Flatwoods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <3>
    • Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
    • Zimmerman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
      • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <3>
    • Hot Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemphill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemphill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hemphill
      • From Cloutierville to Hemphill
    • Sieper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sieper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieper
      • Sieper is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sieper <3>
    • Gardner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
    • Otis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <3>
    • Weil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weil
      • From Cloutierville to Weil
    • Hineston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hineston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hineston
      • Hineston is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hineston <3>
  • Sabine Parish
    • Corleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloutierville, with the one closest to Cloutierville listed first.
    • Alco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Simpson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <3>
    • Kurthwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
      • Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <3>
    • Hicks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacamp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Slagle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
      • Slagle is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slagle <3>
    • Leander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leander
      • From Cloutierville to Leander
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloutierville, with the one closest to Cloutierville listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maurice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
      • Saint Maurice is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maurice <3>
    • Couley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Atlanta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitford
      • From Cloutierville to Whitford
    • Calvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <3>
    • Coldwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Winnfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
      • Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Cloutierville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cloutierville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cloutierville had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Derry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Derry
    • From Cloutierville to Derry
  • Chopin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chopin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
    • Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Melrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <3>
  • Gorum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
    • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <3>
  • Montgomery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
  • Cypress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Bermuda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
    • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Lena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <3>
  • Colfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mount Zion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in Winn Parish
  • Fairmount
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Iatt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt
      • Iatt is located in Grant Parish
    • Saint Maurice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maurice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
      • Saint Maurice is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maurice <3>
    • Kisatchie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kisatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisatchie
      • Kisatchie is located in Natchitoches Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Cloutierville ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloutierville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cloutierville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cloutierville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cloutierville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cloutierville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Cloutierville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cloutierville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5425, Longitude: -92.9172    
<5>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.
<6>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 Cloutierville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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