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Introduction ...

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

We've added Cognac to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cognac, 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 Cognac (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 Cognac. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Cognac)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cognac, with the one closest to Cognac listed first.
    • Melrose
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Natchez
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Cloutierville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Derry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Flora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Natchitoches
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarence
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Gorum
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Provencal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Victoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cognac, with the one closest to Cognac listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmount
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Dry Prong
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Bentley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Stay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cognac, with the one closest to Cognac listed first.
    • Lena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatwoods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mora
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Zimmerman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zimmerman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
      • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
    • Boyce
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
      • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
    • Hemphill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Gardner
      (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Red River Parish
    • Lake End
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cognac, with the one closest to Cognac listed first.
    • Alco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
    • Kurthwood
      (24 miles [38.6 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>
    • Simpson
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cognac, with the one closest to Cognac listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (7 miles [11.3 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>
    • Atlanta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
    • Calvin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Bethlehem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
    • Winnfield
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • Joyce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
      • Joyce is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Cognac ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cognac.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cognac, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cognac.

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 helpful 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 Cognac:

Cemeteries Near Cognac ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cognac.

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 Cognac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Creola Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Camel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camel Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
  • Kimbrell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimbrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimbrell Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • St. Simon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
  • American Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Cemetery
  • Vascocu Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vascocu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vascocu Cemetery
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Bayou Blue Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayou Blue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayou Blue Cemetery
    • Downden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Downden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dowen Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228411 <5>
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery

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

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

  • Melrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Bermuda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Derry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Cloutierville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Maurice
    (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Mount Zion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Chopin
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Natchitoches
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trichell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trichell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Clarence
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gorum
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Iatt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Provencal
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Cognac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cognac.

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

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 Cognac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 'straight-line' (or 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- Cognac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cognac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6457, Longitude: -92.9552       In this case, the coordinates for Cognac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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