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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 Cuba (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 Cuba. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Cuba is located in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish: Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Richland & Union.

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

  • Ouachita Parish     (The home parish of Cuba)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
    • Bosco
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Richwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
    • Lapine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pino Bayou Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
    • Monroe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Claiborne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • West Monroe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Spanish City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
    • Leisure Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Northpark Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
    • Swartz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Forksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Calhoun
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell Parish
  • Catahoula Parish
  • Franklin Parish
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
    • Zoar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Eros
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Cartwright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
    • Standard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Olla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Choudrant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sibley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morehouse Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland Parish
  • Union Parish
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
    • Newport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sikes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Cuba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuba.

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

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

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

  • Cuba Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Faust Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Faulks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Landerneau Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Furlow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pritchard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riser Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Duchene Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomason Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Myers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Etier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cuba had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Bosco
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blankston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
  • Logtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Corey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Charlieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cotton Plant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Millhaven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Cuba ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuba.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cuba, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cuba.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cuba:

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 Cuba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Cuba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.