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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 Farmland (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 Farmland. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Farmland is located in Grant 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 Grant Parish: La Salle, Natchitoches, Rapides & Winn.

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

  • Grant Parish     (The home parish of Farmland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmland, with the one closest to Farmland listed first.
    • Antonia
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Pollock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fishville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Bentley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Dry Prong
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Creola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Georgetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Colfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Montgomery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmland, with the one closest to Farmland listed first.
    • North Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • Center Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Effie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moncla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
    • Vick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmland, with the one closest to Farmland listed first.
    • Rhinehart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Aimwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Utility
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmland, with the one closest to Farmland listed first.
    • Zenoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
    • Sharp Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
    • Trout
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <1>
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Tullos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Summerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Urania
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Olla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
    • Standard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmland, with the one closest to Farmland listed first.
    • Marco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Cloutierville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmland, with the one closest to Farmland listed first.
    • Ball
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <1>
    • Tioga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Libuse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pineville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Alexandria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Alexandria Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
    • Kolin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Deville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Weil
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Anandale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Zimmerman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmland, with the one closest to Farmland listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Flat Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Joyce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Farmland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmland.

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

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

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

  • Pollock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Guynes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Restland Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leckie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McKay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whatley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dry Pong Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (211 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.<4>

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

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

  • Fishville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
  • Black Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Holloway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
  • Pineville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rapides
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
  • Alexandria
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairmount
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Colfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Boyce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Weil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
  • Iatt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Iatt is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt
  • Crane
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tunica ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunica is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
    • Lavacco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Lavacco is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavacco

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

Newspapers Published in Farmland ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmland, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmland.

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 websites either 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 Farmland:

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