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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 Gaars Mill (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 Gaars Mill. 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 Gaars Mill ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Gaars Mill: Gaars Ml. (or less commonly used: Gaars Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Gaars Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gaars Mill may originally have been Gaar's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gaars Mill might be written as Gaar Mill.

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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Gaars Mill is located in Winn 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 Winn Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, La Salle & Natchitoches.

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

  • Winn Parish     (The home parish of Gaars Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • Hudson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Sikes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dodson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gansville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Newport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Joyce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Winnfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Flat Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Bethlehem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Calvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coldwater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Pine Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Whitford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • English
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Liberty Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Saline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Burkplace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Lucky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Bienville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • Vixen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Kelly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Clarks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Banks Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Grayson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • Weston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Zoar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Jonesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Hodge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Chatham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Hodge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Quitman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ansley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Eros
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <2>
    • Cartwright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • Olla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Urania
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Standard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Tullos
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zenoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Choudrant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ruston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Grambling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • Goldonna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaars Mill, with the one closest to Gaars Mill listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Lapine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Bosco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Calhoun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba

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

Cemeteries Near Gaars Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaars Mill.

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 Gaars Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Transport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dothan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Siloam Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gansville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • James Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Starns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gaars Mill had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Weston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Gansville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
  • Hickory Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Newport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Newport is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Winnfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hebron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Flat Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Tunica ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tunica is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Dalley ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
  • Cotton Plant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Vernon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Coldwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Pine Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Friendship
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship

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

Newspapers Published in Gaars Mill ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaars Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaars Mill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaars Mill.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Gaars Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Gaars Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaars Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.