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 Defees 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 Defees 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.
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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.
Defees Ferry is located in Union Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes 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 Defees Ferry. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Defees Ferry:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Defees Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Farmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
- Farmerville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <1>
- Haile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Truxno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Wilhite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Ouachita City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ouachita City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Downsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <1>
- Spearsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Spearsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <1>
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Bernice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Bernice is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <1>
- Lillie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
- Lillie is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <1>
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Weldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Cartwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Cartwright
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Cedarton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Sibley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Dubach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
- Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <1>
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Choudrant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
- Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <1>
- Hico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Ruston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <1>
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Bastrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
- Bastrop is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <1>
- Collinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
- Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <1>
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Mer Rouge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
- Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <1>
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Sterlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
- Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <1>
- Eureka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Frost Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Fairbanks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Fairbanks is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <1>
- Northpark Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northpark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Calhoun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Claiborne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Forksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- West Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Leisure Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Spanish City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Meridian
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- West Crossett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Crossett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
- Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <1>
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Huttig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bolding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Felsenthal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Lapile
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Strong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Strong is located in Union County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <1>
- Urbana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Lawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lawson is located in Union County (AR)
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Defees Ferry, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Defees Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Defees 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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Defees Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Defees Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Defees Ferry.
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 Defees Ferry:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morehouse Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ouachita Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Claiborne Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Union Parish
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
Cemeteries Near Defees Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Defees 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Defees Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
- Spikner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spikner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spikner Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roark Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Old Tennessee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tennessee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tennessee Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Abscent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abscent Cemetery
- Abstent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abstent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abstent Cemetery
- Conway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conway Cemetery
- Abscent Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Defees Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Defees Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Defees Ferry, with the one closest to Defees Ferry listed first.
- Farmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
- Farmerville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <1>
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Colsons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Moselys Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselys Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Clayton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - D'Arbonne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Downsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <1>
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ouachita City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ouachita City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- De Siard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Defees Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Defees Ferry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Defees Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Defees Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Defees Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8343, Longitude: -92.3079 In this case, the coordinates for Defees Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Defees Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |