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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 Florien (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 Florien. 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 and doctors 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.

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

  • Sabine Parish     (The home parish of Florien)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florien, with the one closest to Florien listed first.
    • Fisher
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Corleyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Negreet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Many
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
    • Toro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Bayou Scie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Zwolle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Noble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Converse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florien, with the one closest to Florien listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Pelican
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florien, with the one closest to Florien listed first.
    • Vowells Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
    • Bellwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Robeline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Marthaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Provencal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Flora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Natchez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Derry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Gorum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Melrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Natchitoches
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rapides Parish
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florien, with the one closest to Florien listed first.
    • Hornbeck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Anacoco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kurthwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Alco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Leesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Fertitta Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • New Llano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Slagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Walnut Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Fort Polk North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Elmwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florien, with the one closest to Florien listed first.
    • Toledo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • South Toledo Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florien, with the one closest to Florien listed first.
    • Milam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Mason
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Hemphill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rosevine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine

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

Cemeteries Near Florien ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Florien.

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

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

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

  • Lewing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Self Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Toro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Knot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Knot Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Fisher.
    • The Pine Knot Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shady Grove Church of God Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151638 <3>
  • Muse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McComic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Redland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Caney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Fenders Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Florien in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Florien.

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

  • Corleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
  • Negreet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Many
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
  • Toro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Vowells Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
  • Anacoco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bayou Scie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
  • Kisatchie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kisatchie is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisatchie
  • Toledo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Robeline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Provencal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Marthaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Florien ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Florien.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Florien, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Florien.

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 Florien:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Florien) 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 Florien, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.