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 Cox Ferry (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 Ferry. 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 Ferry ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cox Ferry: Cox Fry. (or less commonly used: Cox Frry.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cox Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cox Ferry.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Cox Ferry is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Cox Ferry. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cox Ferry:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Cox Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Farmerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilhite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Truxno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spearsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Lillie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Weldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Cartwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Eros
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ansley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Cedarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Averit ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Choudrant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dubach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Hico
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Ruston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Grambling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Bastrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Collinston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frost Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Sterlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claiborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Fairbanks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Northpark Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Huttig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Strong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Bolding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Felsenthal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cox Ferry, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Cox Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Cox Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cox Ferry.
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 Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cox Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Terral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baughman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Feazel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holmesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruggs Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Culbertson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cox Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cox Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Farmerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moselys Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- D'Arbonne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Cedarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cox Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cox Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Cox Ferry ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cox Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cox Ferry, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cox Ferry.
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 Ferry:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union County
- 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 Cox Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cox Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |