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 Forest Grove (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 Forest Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Forest Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Forest Grove is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne Parish: Columbia (AR), Union (AR), Bienville, Lincoln, Union & Webster.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Forest Grove. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Grove:
- Claiborne Parish (The home parish of Forest Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Arizona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Sugar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Blackburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Weldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Haynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gibsland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bryceland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Hico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Dubach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Simsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Grambling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lillie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Spearsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Shongaloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dubberly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Inn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sarepta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cullen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Heflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Emerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Horsehead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Western
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Dodge City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Junction City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Grove, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Forest Grove.
Cemeteries Near Forest Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Grove.
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 Forest Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chatman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Forest Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Arizona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aycock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
- Marsalis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Sugar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Blackburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Weldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Haynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Grove.
Newspapers Published in Forest Grove ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Grove, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Grove.
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 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 Forest Grove:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Claiborne Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Union Parish
- Webster Parish
- Columbia County
- Union County
- 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 Forest Grove, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |