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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 Dunlap (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 Dunlap. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.

Dunlap is located in Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish: Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, La Salle, Pointe Coupee, Rapides & Saint Landry.

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

  • Avoyelles Parish     (The home parish of Dunlap)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunlap, with the one closest to Dunlap listed first.
    • Vick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
    • Moncla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
    • Marksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Effie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • Egg Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
    • Center Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mansura
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hessmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bordelonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moreauville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunlap, with the one closest to Dunlap listed first.
    • Parhams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Utility
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
    • Rhinehart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Concordia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunlap, with the one closest to Dunlap listed first.
    • Acme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Armagh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
    • Bougere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
    • Monterey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Evangeline Parish
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunlap, with the one closest to Dunlap listed first.
    • Fishville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Creola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Pollock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Salle Parish
    • Sharp Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunlap, with the one closest to Dunlap listed first.
    • Legonier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
    • Lettsworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunlap, with the one closest to Dunlap listed first.
    • Deville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Echo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kolin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Whittington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
    • Libuse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheneyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lecompte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Moreland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Alexandria Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
    • Anandale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Pineville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunlap, with the one closest to Dunlap listed first.
    • Bayou Jack
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
    • Morrow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Artonish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish

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

Cemeteries Near Dunlap ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunlap.

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

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

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

  • Bordelon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ft. Derussy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wadill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cushman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tunica - Biloxi Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Baibry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • French Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hays Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Island Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Dunlap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunlap.

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

  • Marksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Egg Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
  • Mansura
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bordelonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moreauville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Poland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Hamburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Acme
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Holloway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
  • Evergreen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • New Era
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Era is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Red Fish
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
    • Big Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Cheneyville
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Dunlap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunlap.

Newspapers Published in Dunlap ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunlap.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunlap, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunlap.

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 Dunlap:

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>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 Dunlap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Dunlap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.