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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Graham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Graham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Graham, please Contact Us.

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 Graham (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 Graham. 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 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Graham is historic, it would have been located within present day Rapides 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 Rapides Parish: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches & Vernon.

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

  • Rapides Parish     (The home parish of Graham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Weil
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Alexandria Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
    • Alexandria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pineville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Anandale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Boyce
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tioga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hot Wells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Ball
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <2>
    • Moreland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Otis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen Parish
    • Pawnee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Center Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • North Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • Effie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Egg Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
    • Moncla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
    • Vick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Creola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Fairmount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Stay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Bentley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Prong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fishville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Antonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Marco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Gorum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cloutierville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Derry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Leander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Lacamp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Simpson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hicks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks

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

Cemeteries Near Graham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graham.

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

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

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

  • Belgard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Newlight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McNutt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McNutt Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Anandale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Labat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • Weil
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
  • Rapides
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
  • Alexandria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Boyce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Moreland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Fairmount
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Hemphill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Elmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Melder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lamourie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
    • Hineston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Graham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graham.

Newspapers Published in Graham ...

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 Graham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graham, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graham.

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 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 Graham:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Graham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.