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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 Fryeburg (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 Fryeburg. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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 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 south 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.

Fryeburg is located in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: Bossier, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster & Winn.

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

  • Bienville Parish     (The home parish of Fryeburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fryeburg, with the one closest to Fryeburg listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Armistead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Ringgold
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Taylor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Castor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Gibsland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alberta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Bryceland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Bienville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lucky
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Burkplace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fryeburg, with the one closest to Fryeburg listed first.
    • Haughton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Fillmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Elm Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Bodcau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Espanita Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Bellevue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Red Chute
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Parkland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bossier City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fryeburg, with the one closest to Fryeburg listed first.
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Normandy Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fryeburg, with the one closest to Fryeburg listed first.
    • Darley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Holly Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Athens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Homer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Blackburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Arizona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
  • De Soto Parish
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fryeburg, with the one closest to Fryeburg listed first.
    • Hodge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Quitman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Parish
    • Simsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fryeburg, with the one closest to Fryeburg listed first.
    • Ashland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Chestnut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fryeburg, with the one closest to Fryeburg listed first.
    • Hall Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • East Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Halfway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Westdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Carroll
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Edgefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Abington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Harmon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coushatta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fryeburg, with the one closest to Fryeburg listed first.
    • Heflin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Yellow Pine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Dubberly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sibley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dixie Inn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Doyline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Minden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Winn Parish
    • Pine Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge

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

Cemeteries Near Fryeburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fryeburg.

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

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

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

  • Tomlinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Andrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Theus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Game Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tooke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Shehee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tooke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bush 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.<2>

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

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

  • Armistead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Ringgold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dubberly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sibley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Taylor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Gibsland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Minden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bienville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bear Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Blume
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
    • Darley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley

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

Newspapers Published in Fryeburg ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fryeburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fryeburg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fryeburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fryeburg:

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 Fryeburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Fryeburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.