Our Genealogy Helper
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 Hebron (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 Hebron. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hebron is located in Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Lincoln, Ouachita & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Hebron. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hebron:
- Jackson Parish (The home parish of Hebron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- East Hodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jonesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Ansley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Eros
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- English
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Liberty Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bienville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkplace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Lucky
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Bryceland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Mount Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Gibsland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Vixen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Claiborne Parish
- Sugar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Ruston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Choudrant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grambling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Simsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Cedarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dubach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Goldonna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Calhoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Forksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Frost Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Eureka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Claiborne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Bosco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Downsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Gansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sikes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Calvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Joyce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winnfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hebron, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Hebron.
Cemeteries Near Hebron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hebron.
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 Hebron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hebron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Betha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stringer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galilee Cemetery
- Gallilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- St. Henrys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hebron had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Nash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Gansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Gaars Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ruston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Choudrant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cadeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
- Simsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hebron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hebron.
Newspapers Published in Hebron ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hebron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hebron, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hebron.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hebron:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Jackson Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- Winn Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Hebron, 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' (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- Hebron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |