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 Couters Neck (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 Couters Neck. 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 Couters Neck ...
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.
While the name of this community is Couters Neck, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Couters Neck may originally have been Couter's Neck.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Couters Neck might be written as Couter Neck.
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/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 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/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.
Couters Neck is located in Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish: Ashley (AR), Chicot (AR), Union (AR), Ouachita, Richland, Union & West Carroll.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Couters Neck. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Couters Neck:
- Morehouse Parish (The home parish of Couters Neck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Couters Neck, with the one closest to Couters Neck listed first.
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mer Rouge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Collinston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Oak Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Couters Neck, with the one closest to Couters Neck listed first.
- Sterlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Swartz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Couters Neck, with the one closest to Couters Neck listed first.
- Haile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Farmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Carroll Parish
- Fiske
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Couters Neck, with the one closest to Couters Neck listed first.
- Meridian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Elon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Crossett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Crossett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- North Crossett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Fountain Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Parkdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bradley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Couters Neck, with the one closest to Couters Neck listed first.
- Blanchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Johnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Long View Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Ingalls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Moro Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Couters Neck, with the one closest to Couters Neck listed first.
- Felsenthal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Bolding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Couters Neck, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Couters Neck.
Cemeteries Near Couters Neck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Couters Neck.
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 Couters Neck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Couters Neck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Couters Neck, with the one closest to Couters Neck listed first.
- Boyd - Hedge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Western Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Causey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reppond Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neamon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reppond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roadside Burial Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- United Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huttig Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Couters Neck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Couters Neck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Couters Neck, with the one closest to Couters Neck listed first.
- Causey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Elon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blanchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Lapile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Mer Rouge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ouachita City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Bonita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- De Siard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Milo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Couters Neck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Couters Neck.
Newspapers Published in Couters Neck ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Couters Neck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Couters Neck, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Couters Neck.
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 Couters Neck:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Morehouse Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Couters Neck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Couters Neck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |