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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 Cox Crossing (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 Cox Crossing. 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 Cox Crossing ...

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 Cox Crossing: Cox Xing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cox Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cox Crossing.

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.

Cox Crossing is located in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: Bossier, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster & Winn.

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

  • Bienville Parish     (The home parish of Cox Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cox Crossing, with the one closest to Cox Crossing listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • English
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Bienville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucky
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Burkplace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Saline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryceland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Sparta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Alberta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Mount Lebanon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Castor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cox Crossing, with the one closest to Cox Crossing listed first.
    • Darley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Athens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cox Crossing, with the one closest to Cox Crossing listed first.
    • Hodge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Hodge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • North Hodge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Quitman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ansley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Weston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Chatham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Cartwright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Eros
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <1>
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cox Crossing, with the one closest to Cox Crossing listed first.
    • Simsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Grambling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vienna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Choudrant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
    • Unionville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Cedarton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
    • Dubach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sibley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cox Crossing, with the one closest to Cox Crossing listed first.
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Goldonna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Campti
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <1>
  • Ouachita Parish
    • Indian Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cox Crossing, with the one closest to Cox Crossing listed first.
    • Martin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Hall Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cox Crossing, with the one closest to Cox Crossing listed first.
    • Heflin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Dubberly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sibley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cox Crossing, with the one closest to Cox Crossing listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Gansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Dodson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethlehem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Coldwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Calvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Sikes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Winnfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Couley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Joyce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cox Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cox Crossing.

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 Cox Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Danville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Camp Ground Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Burt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonesboro Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Cox Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cox Crossing.

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

  • Liberty Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Blume
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
  • Bienville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Burkplace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
  • Bear Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Saline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Brown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Gansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Hebron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Weston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Simsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people

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

Newspapers Published in Cox Crossing ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cox Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cox Crossing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cox Crossing.

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 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 Cox Crossing:

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 Cox Crossing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cox Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.