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 High Island (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 High Island. 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.
Name Variations for High Island ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for High Island: High Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Island.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
High Island is located in Bossier 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 Bossier Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bienville, Caddo, Red River & Webster.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near High Island. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Island:
- Bossier Parish (The home parish of High Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- Atkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Bodcau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Eastwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Espanita Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Chute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Bossier City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armistead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Castor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Burkplace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Lucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bienville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bryceland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Caddo Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- Ellerbe Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Normandy Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Keithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summer Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Chateau Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Shreveport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Pine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- South Towne Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Edgewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Reisor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- Longwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Western Hills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- Frierson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gloster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stonewall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Butler ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Grand Cane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Pelican
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Keachi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Grappes Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Chestnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Powhatan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Westdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Hall Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Harmon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edgefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Coushatta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hanna is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Lake End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Yellow Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Heflin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doyline
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sibley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dubberly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Minden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Island, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for High Island.
Cemeteries Near High Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Island.
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 High Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Israelite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israelite Cemetery
- The Israelite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Isrealite Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tooke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tooke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shehee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Theus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 High Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Island, with the one closest to High Island listed first.
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armistead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Robson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robson is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Curtis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Haughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coushatta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Doyline
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bodcau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Sibley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Island.
Newspapers Published in High Island ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Island, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Island.
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 High Island:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Bossier Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caddo Parish
- De Soto Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster 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 High Island, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |