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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 Cora (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 Cora. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Cora is located in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: Allen, Beauregard, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine & Newton (TX).

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

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Cora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Leander
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Lacamp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Fullerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pitkin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Simpson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dido
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Cravens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Walnut Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Slagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Polk North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Cole Central
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
    • Fort Polk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Reids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Reids is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Mab
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mab is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
    • Marionville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Pawnee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Tenmile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Oakdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Mittie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ward is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Canton is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Sugartown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ikes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Ludington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • DeRidder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Colfax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Gorum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Marco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Derry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Cloutierville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Hineston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sieper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hemphill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Otis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hot Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Longleaf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glenmora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McNary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Forest Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Flatwoods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Cora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cora.

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

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

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

  • Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Semon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elisha Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Occupy #1 Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupy #1 Cemetery
      • The Occupy #1 Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Occupy Church Number 1 Cemetery
      • Ten Mile Cemetery
      • Tenmile Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191365 <3>
    • Burns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pisgah Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cora had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hineston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hicks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Elmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hemphill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Dido
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
  • Melder
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Simpson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Walnut Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Mora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Crane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Gorum
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Weil
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Boyce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesville
      (23 miles [37 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 Cora. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cora.

Newspapers Published in Cora ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cora.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cora, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cora.

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 Cora:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.