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 Dobs Crossing (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 Dobs Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Dobs Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Dobs Crossing: Dobs Xing.
- While the name of this community is Dobs Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dobs Crossing may originally have been Dob's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dobs Crossing might be written as Dob Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Dobs Crossing is located in Sabine 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 Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Dobs Crossing. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dobs Crossing:
- Sabine Parish (The home parish of Dobs Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobs Crossing, with the one closest to Dobs Crossing listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamlin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Bayou Scie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Noble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zwolle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Many
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fisher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Corleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
- Negreet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Florien
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobs Crossing, with the one closest to Dobs Crossing listed first.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Pelican
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Grand Cane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobs Crossing, with the one closest to Dobs Crossing listed first.
- Marthaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robeline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Powhatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grappes Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Provencal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vowells Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Campti
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Natchitoches
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Caspari ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobs Crossing, with the one closest to Dobs Crossing listed first.
- Hanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Lake End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- Coushatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edgefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Abington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Halfway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- East Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Westdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Hall Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shelby County (TX)
- Huxley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dobs Crossing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Dobs Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Dobs Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dobs Crossing.
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 Dobs Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dobs Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dobs Crossing, with the one closest to Dobs Crossing listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCartney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wofed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wallace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ajax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Parrott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Dobs Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dobs Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dobs Crossing, with the one closest to Dobs Crossing listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marthaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pelican
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Scie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Robeline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- Many
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Timon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Coushatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dobs Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dobs Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Dobs Crossing ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dobs Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dobs Crossing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dobs Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dobs Crossing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Sabine Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- De Soto Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Red River Parish
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Dobs Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Dobs Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |