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 Columbia Heights (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 Columbia Heights. 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 Columbia Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Columbia Heights: Columbia Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Columbia Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbia Heights.
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 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.
Columbia Heights is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: Catahoula, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Ouachita, Richland & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Columbia Heights. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbia Heights:
- Caldwell Parish (The home parish of Columbia Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Banks Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grayson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vixen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Rosefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Aimwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrisonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sicily Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Liddieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Fort Necessity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Extension
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Jigger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baskin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wisner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Baskinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Crowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grant Parish
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Zoar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Nash ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Eros
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Salle Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Standard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Standard is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Olla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Urania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Tullos
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Trout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zenoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
- Jena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Bosco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Lapine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Richwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Pino Bayou Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Claiborne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Spanish City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- New Light
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Mangham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Archibald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Start
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Flat Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Sikes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbia Heights, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Columbia Heights.
Cemeteries Near Columbia Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbia Heights.
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 Columbia Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbia Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Yarborough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Columbia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- First UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First UMC Cemetery is located in Columbia.
- The First UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442011 <2>
- Welcome Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tingle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Fife Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Girod Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hebert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Columbia Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Columbia Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia Heights, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Copenhagen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Holum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holum is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holum
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Corey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Blankston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
- Cotton Plant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Bosco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Rosefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Necessity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Logtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbia Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia Heights.
Newspapers Published in Columbia Heights ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Columbia Heights, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Columbia Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Columbia Heights:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Caldwell Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Catahoula Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Grant Parish
- Jackson Parish
- La Salle Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Richland Parish
- Winn Parish
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Columbia Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Columbia Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |