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 Evergreen (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 Evergreen. 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 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 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.
Evergreen is located in 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 Evergreen. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evergreen:
- Jackson Parish (The home parish of Evergreen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Hodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- East Hodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Quitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ansley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Nash ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Eros
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- English
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Saline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Burkplace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Lucky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Bienville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Alberta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Castor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Parish
- Vixen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Grambling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Simsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ruston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Choudrant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Averit ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Goldonna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Caspari ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
- Campti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita Parish
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Red River Parish
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Gansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Dodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Sikes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winnfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Joyce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Couley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Couley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
- Whitford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitford is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Evergreen, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Evergreen.
Cemeteries Near Evergreen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evergreen.
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 Evergreen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Evergreen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gansville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Henrys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galilee Cemetery
- Gallilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Transport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stringer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Evergreen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Evergreen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Gansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Gaars Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
- Saline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Blume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blume is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
- Burkplace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Chestnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brown is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Bienville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winnfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Evergreen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evergreen.
Newspapers Published in Evergreen ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evergreen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evergreen, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evergreen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Evergreen:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Jackson Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Red River Parish
- Winn Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | 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 Evergreen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Evergreen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |