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Introduction ...

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

We've added Dalley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dalley, 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 Dalley (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 Dalley. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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 east 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 Dalley is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Lincoln, Ouachita & Winn.

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

  • Jackson Parish     (The home parish of Dalley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalley, with the one closest to Dalley listed first.
    • Chatham
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Eros
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Cartwright
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Weston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Zoar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Ansley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Jonesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hodge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • North Hodge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Quitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hodge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalley, with the one closest to Dalley listed first.
    • English
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Liberty Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Bienville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalley, with the one closest to Dalley listed first.
    • Vixen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Banks Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Clarks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grayson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalley, with the one closest to Dalley listed first.
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Choudrant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ruston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sibley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Grambling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
    • Vienna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Simsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Dubach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalley, with the one closest to Dalley listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Lapine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Calhoun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Frost Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Claiborne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Bosco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Cuba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • West Monroe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
    • Pino Bayou Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalley, with the one closest to Dalley listed first.
    • Downsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wilhite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalley, with the one closest to Dalley listed first.
    • Newport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Sikes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dodson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Hudson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Flat Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Joyce
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bethlehem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Pine Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Winnfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Calvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Dalley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dalley.

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

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

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

  • Wyatt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chatham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greater Apostolic Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Clair Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Womack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Henson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Eros Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.

Dalley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Nash ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Weston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Cadeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
  • Indian Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Lapine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Averit ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
  • Calhoun
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Choudrant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Forksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Gaars Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ruston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Sibley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley

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

Newspapers Published in Dalley ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dalley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dalley, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dalley.

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 Dalley:

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 Dalley, 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dalley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.