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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 Clyde (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 Clyde. 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 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/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 south 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.

Clyde is located in Sabine 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 Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Clyde. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clyde:

  • Sabine Parish     (The home parish of Clyde)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Zwolle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Noble
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Scie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Converse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Many
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
    • Negreet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Florien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Corleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Toro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Pelican
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Stanley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • South Mansfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Mansfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Logansport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Marthaville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Robeline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Vowells Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
    • Victoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Provencal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bellwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Hanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Lake End
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Vernon Parish
    • Hornbeck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Milam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemphill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosevine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Mason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Bronson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • San Augustine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • San Augustine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rebecca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Maxey Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Huxley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Campti
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Shelbyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Choice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Haslam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Short
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Short is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short

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

Cemeteries Near Clyde ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clyde.

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

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

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

  • Clyde Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Noble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cassel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pauls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Moran - Loving Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wofed Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Bayou Scie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
  • East Hamilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • East Hamilton is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
  • Mitchell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Many
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
  • Negreet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sexton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sexton is located in Sabine County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
  • Pleasant Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Milam
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lula
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lula is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Marthaville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelican
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Geneva
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Patroon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Patroon is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
    • Columbus ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Oxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford

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

Newspapers Published in Clyde ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clyde.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clyde, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clyde.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Clyde:

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 Clyde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Clyde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.