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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 Grim (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 Grim. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Grim is located in Webster 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 Webster Parish: Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Bienville, Bossier & Claiborne.

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

  • Webster Parish     (The home parish of Grim)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grim, with the one closest to Grim listed first.
    • Dixie Inn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Minden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Doyline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sibley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dubberly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sarepta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Shongaloo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Cullen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Heflin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Springhill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grim, with the one closest to Grim listed first.
    • Taylor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Armistead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Gibsland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jamestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ringgold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bryceland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Sparta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grim, with the one closest to Grim listed first.
    • Bellevue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Ivan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
    • Princeton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Haughton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Bodcau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Espanita Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Alden Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Benton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Parkland Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Plain Dealing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grim, with the one closest to Grim listed first.
    • Shreveport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belcher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Normandy Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Gilliam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Chateau Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Blanchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grim, with the one closest to Grim listed first.
    • Holly Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Blackburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Dykesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
    • Darley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Homer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Athens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Haynesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arizona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
    • Gordon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Sugar Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Lisbon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grim, with the one closest to Grim listed first.
    • Welcome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Western
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
    • Horsehead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Taylor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Emerson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

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

Cemeteries Near Grim ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grim.

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

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

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

  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Growing Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Baten Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ratcliff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Banks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden of Memory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Dorcheat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
  • Minden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Doyline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sibley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Ivan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
  • Langston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
  • Midway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Midway is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Dubberly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Haughton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarepta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dykesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville

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

Newspapers Published in Grim ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grim.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grim, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grim.

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 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 Grim:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Grim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.