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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Crockett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Crockett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crockett, please Contact Us.

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 Crockett (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 Crockett. 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 ...

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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Crockett is historic, it would have been located within present day Winn 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 Winn Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, La Salle & Natchitoches.

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

  • Winn Parish     (The home parish of Crockett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Coldwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Bethlehem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Gansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Calvin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Couley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Winnfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Joyce
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Atlanta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Saline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • English
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Burkplace
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Lucky
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Liberty Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Bienville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alberta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Castor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Bryceland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jamestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Jonesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Hodge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • North Hodge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Quitman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ansley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Zoar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Chatham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Goldonna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Ashland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Campti
      (19 miles [30.6 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 <2>
    • Clarence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grappes Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Powhatan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Natchitoches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Natchez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Martin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Edgefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Hall Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake End
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Coushatta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Halfway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Hanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna

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

Cemeteries Near Crockett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crockett.

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

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

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

  • Goldonna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gansville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McDade Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Harmony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Old Harmony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Franks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Franks Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Teagle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Danville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship Baptist Church 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.

While we didn't find Crockett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crockett.

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

  • Pine Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Gansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
  • Saline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Friendship
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Couley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Burkplace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
  • Brown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Winnfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaars Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
  • Blume
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Trichell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
    • Atlanta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston

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

Newspapers Published in Crockett ...

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 Crockett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crockett, 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 Crockett.

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 helpful 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 Crockett:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Crockett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Crockett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.