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 Fort Randolph (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 Fort Randolph. 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 Fort Randolph ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Randolph: Ft. Randolph
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 ...
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.
Fort Randolph is located in Rapides Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Rapides Parish: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches & Vernon.
Below are the parishes that are near Fort Randolph. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Randolph:
- Rapides Parish (The home parish of Fort Randolph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Randolph, with the one closest to Fort Randolph listed first.
- Pineville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <1>
- Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <1>
- Alexandria Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
- Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
- Tioga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Tioga is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
- Anandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
- Weil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Libuse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libuse
- Libuse is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libuse <1>
- Ball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Ball is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <1>
- Kolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolin
- Kolin is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kolin <1>
- Moreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Woodworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <1>
- Whittington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whittington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
- Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <1>
- Avoyelles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Randolph, with the one closest to Fort Randolph listed first.
- Center Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <1>
- North Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Effie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Effie is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effie <1>
- Egg Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Moncla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
- Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Vick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
- Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Hessmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
- Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <1>
- Marksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <1>
- Bunkie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
- Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <1>
- Mansura
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
- Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <1>
- Grant Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Randolph, with the one closest to Fort Randolph listed first.
- Creola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Stay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
- Stay is located in Grant Parish
- Bentley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Bentley is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <1>
- Fishville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Pollock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Pollock is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <1>
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Antonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Antonia is located in Grant Parish
- Dry Prong
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
- Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <1>
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <1>
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
- La Salle Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Randolph, with the one closest to Fort Randolph listed first.
- Sharp Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
- Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
- Zenoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
- Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Trout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Trout is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <1>
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Randolph, with the one closest to Fort Randolph listed first.
- Marco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Gorum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
- Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <1>
- Vernon Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Randolph, with the one closest to Fort Randolph listed first.
- Leander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Lacamp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacamp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamp
- Lacamp is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacamp <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Randolph, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Fort Randolph.
Cemeteries Near Fort Randolph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Randolph.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Randolph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Randolph, with the one closest to Fort Randolph listed first.
- Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Alexandria National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexandria National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66830 <4>
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67674 <4>
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sunlight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunlight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunlight Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Alexandria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2701834 <4>
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holly Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maryhill Seminary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maryhill Seminary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maryhill Seminary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Labat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Labat Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Labat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Anandale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anandale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anandale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Labat Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Fort Randolph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Randolph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Randolph, with the one closest to Fort Randolph listed first.
- Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <1>
- Pineville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <1>
- Weil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Moreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Rapides
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lamourie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Holloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <1>
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Fishville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Milford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Lecompte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
- Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <1>
- Melder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melder
- Melder is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melder <1>
- Fairmount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Randolph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Randolph.
Newspapers Published in Fort Randolph ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Randolph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Randolph, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Randolph.
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 helpful 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 Fort Randolph:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/
- Pages specific to Rapides Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Salle Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Avoyelles Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Rapides Parish
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Rapides Parish
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Randolph. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fort Randolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Randolph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Randolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3235, Longitude: -92.4487 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Randolph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |