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Introduction ...

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

We've added Hamlin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hamlin, 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 Hamlin (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 Hamlin. 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 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/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.

Although our information shows that the community of Hamlin is historic, it would have been located within present day Sabine 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 Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).

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

  • Sabine Parish     (The home parish of Hamlin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlin, with the one closest to Hamlin listed first.
    • Bayou Scie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Belmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Noble
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Converse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Zwolle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Many
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Negreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fisher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Florien
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Corleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Toro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlin, with the one closest to Hamlin listed first.
    • Pelican
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • South Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Mansfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stanley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Grand Cane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Logansport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlin, with the one closest to Hamlin listed first.
    • Marthaville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Robeline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vowells Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
    • Victoria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Provencal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Powhatan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Grappes Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Bellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Flora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Natchitoches
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Campti
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlin, with the one closest to Hamlin listed first.
    • Hanna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Lake End
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Coushatta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Carroll
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Edgefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Abington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Halfway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Westdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
  • Vernon Parish
    • Hornbeck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlin, with the one closest to Hamlin listed first.
    • Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Milam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemphill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlin, with the one closest to Hamlin listed first.
    • Huxley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Campti
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Shelbyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Haslam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam

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

Cemeteries Near Hamlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamlin.

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

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

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

  • Linn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wofed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Noble Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clyde Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cassel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Sebastian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McCartney Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Bayou Scie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelican
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Marthaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Many
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <2>
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Oxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Lula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lula is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Robeline
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • East Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hamilton is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
  • Negreet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Allen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Corleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Vowells Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill

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

Newspapers Published in Hamlin ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamlin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamlin, 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 Hamlin.

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 Hamlin:

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 Hamlin, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.