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Introduction ...

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

We've added Hammell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hammell, 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 Hammell (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 Hammell. 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 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 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, 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 Hammell is historic, it would have been located within present day Red River 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 Red River Parish: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto & Natchitoches.

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

  • Red River Parish     (The home parish of Hammell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammell, with the one closest to Hammell listed first.
    • Edgefield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Carroll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Coushatta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Harmon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hanna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Abington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • East Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Martin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Hall Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Lake End
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammell, with the one closest to Hammell listed first.
    • Alberta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Castor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ringgold
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Armistead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Burkplace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Saline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lucky
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Sparta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammell, with the one closest to Hammell listed first.
    • Atkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elm Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Caddo Parish
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammell, with the one closest to Hammell listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Pelican
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Frierson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Cane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gloster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Stonewall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammell, with the one closest to Hammell listed first.
    • Grappes Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Powhatan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Campti
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Chestnut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Marthaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Robeline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Clarence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldonna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Natchitoches
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Victoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammell, with the one closest to Hammell listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Converse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Scie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammell, with the one closest to Hammell listed first.
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Heflin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammell, with the one closest to Hammell listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Coldwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater

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

Cemeteries Near Hammell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammell.

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

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

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

  • Hand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Springville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tanyard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clear Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Watson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Hall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.

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

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

  • Coushatta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Point is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Lake End
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Timon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
  • Grappes Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
  • Howard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Carmel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Pelican
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Ringgold
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Hammell ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammell, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammell.

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 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 Hammell:

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