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 D'Arbonne (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 D'Arbonne. 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/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 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.
D'Arbonne 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 D'Arbonne. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to D'Arbonne:
- Union Parish (The home parish of D'Arbonne)
- The following are listed by their distance from D'Arbonne, with the one closest to D'Arbonne listed first.
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Truxno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Spearsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lillie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Ouachita City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bienville Parish
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from D'Arbonne, with the one closest to D'Arbonne listed first.
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Sugar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- 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
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Arizona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from D'Arbonne, with the one closest to D'Arbonne listed first.
- Cartwright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Eros
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Ansley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Quitman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- East Hodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from D'Arbonne, with the one closest to D'Arbonne listed first.
- Cedarton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dubach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Ruston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Grambling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from D'Arbonne, with the one closest to D'Arbonne listed first.
- Frost Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Forksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Claiborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Northpark Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Sterlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lapine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 D'Arbonne, with the one closest to D'Arbonne listed first.
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Strong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huttig
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 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 D'Arbonne, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for D'Arbonne.
Cemeteries Near D'Arbonne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of D'Arbonne.
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 D'Arbonne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for D'Arbonne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from D'Arbonne, with the one closest to D'Arbonne listed first.
- Feazel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Culbertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holmesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Terral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- G.H. Colvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.H. Colvin Cemetery
- The G.H. Colvin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colvin Family Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that D'Arbonne had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from D'Arbonne, with the one closest to D'Arbonne listed first.
- Cedarton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Moselys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Farmerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Averit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Ruston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around D'Arbonne. See our List of 1890's Communities around D'Arbonne.
Newspapers Published in D'Arbonne ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around D'Arbonne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of D'Arbonne, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for D'Arbonne.
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 D'Arbonne:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- D'Arbonne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 D'Arbonne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |