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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 Goldonna (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 Goldonna. 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 and hospitals 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.

Goldonna is located in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Bienville, De Soto, Grant, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Vernon & Winn.

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

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Goldonna)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldonna, with the one closest to Goldonna listed first.
    • Chestnut
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Ashland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Campti
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <1>
    • Clarence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grappes Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Powhatan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Natchitoches
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Natchez
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Flora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Provencal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldonna, with the one closest to Goldonna listed first.
    • Saline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Burkplace
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Lucky
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • English
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Alberta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Castor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Bienville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sparta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Jamestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryceland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Ringgold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldonna, with the one closest to Goldonna listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Goldonna, with the one closest to Goldonna listed first.
    • Jonesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • East Hodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • North Hodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Quitman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ansley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldonna, with the one closest to Goldonna listed first.
    • Martin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Lake End
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Edgefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Hall Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coushatta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hanna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Halfway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Carroll
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Harmon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldonna, with the one closest to Goldonna listed first.
    • Coldwater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Pine Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Bethlehem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Calvin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Couley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Gansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Dodson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Winnfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Whitford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Saint Maurice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Joyce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Goldonna ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldonna.

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

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

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

  • Goldonna Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Franks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Franks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McDade Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (141 more) ...
    • Pace Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Campti Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Teagle Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Goldonna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goldonna.

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

  • Coldwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Chestnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Pine Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Saline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Couley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Gansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
  • Brown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Campti
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <1>
  • Trichell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
  • Burkplace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
  • Clarence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blume
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
    • Winnfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Grappes Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff

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

Newspapers Published in Goldonna ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldonna.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goldonna, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goldonna.

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 Goldonna:

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 Goldonna, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goldonna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.