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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 Haddens (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 Haddens. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Haddens is located in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: Allen, Beauregard, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine & Newton (TX).

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

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Haddens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haddens, with the one closest to Haddens listed first.
    • Anacoco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hornbeck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Westwood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Fertitta Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • New Llano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Savage Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Leesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Elmwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Pickering
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Fort Polk North
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Fort Polk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haddens, with the one closest to Haddens listed first.
    • Ludington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • DeRidder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ikes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Merryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haddens, with the one closest to Haddens listed first.
    • Bellwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Vowells Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haddens, with the one closest to Haddens listed first.
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Toro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Florien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Negreet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fisher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Corleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Many
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
  • Jasper County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haddens, with the one closest to Haddens listed first.
    • Browndell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Sam Rayburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haddens, with the one closest to Haddens listed first.
    • Toledo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • South Toledo Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Burkeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiergate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shanklerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Newton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haddens, with the one closest to Haddens listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Mason
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Hemphill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brookeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosevine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Bronson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Haddens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haddens.

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

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

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

  • Toledo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Beechgrove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Burr Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burr Ferry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • McMillion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Victoria Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Beckham 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.<2>

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

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

  • Toledo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Caney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Fairmount
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Anacoco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Burkeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Leesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Negreet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Farrsville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Farrsville is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
  • Hemphill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Corleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Milam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Haddens ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haddens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haddens, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haddens.

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 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 Haddens:

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 Haddens, 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- Haddens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.