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Introduction ...

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

We've added Doss to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Doss, 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 Doss (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 Doss. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Doss is historic, it would have been located within present day Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish: Ashley (AR), Chicot (AR), Union (AR), Ouachita, Richland, Union & West Carroll.

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

  • Morehouse Parish     (The home parish of Doss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Windsor
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Collinston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oak Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bastrop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mer Rouge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brodnax ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
    • Bonita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Big Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Baskinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
    • Baskin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Swartz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairbanks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leisure Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Sterlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Northpark Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
    • Spanish City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
    • Monroe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
    • Richwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
    • West Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
    • Claiborne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Bosco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
  • Richland Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Start
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Alto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Alto is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Archibald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunn is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Mangham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Delhi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <2>
    • New Light
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • New Light is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Ouachita City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
    • Haile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Haile is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
    • Wilhite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Downsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • West Carroll Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Epps
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <2>
    • Darnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
    • Pioneer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fiske
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
    • Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
  • Ashley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Meridian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian

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

Cemeteries Near Doss ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doss.

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

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

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

  • Howell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bastrop.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68589 <3>
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Conger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Courney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Irwin Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...

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.

Doss itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cleora ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
  • Bastrop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mer Rouge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crew Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
  • Ouachita City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
  • De Siard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
  • Sicard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sicard is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicard
  • Millhaven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
  • Girard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Girard is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Rayville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bee Bayou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bee Bayou is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Bayou
    • Brodnax ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
    • West Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people

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

Newspapers Published in Doss ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doss.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doss, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doss.

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 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 Doss:

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 Doss, 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' (or 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- Doss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.