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 Hortman (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 Hortman. 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 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.
Hortman is located in Webster 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 Webster Parish: Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Bienville, Bossier & Claiborne.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Hortman. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hortman:
- Webster Parish (The home parish of Hortman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hortman, with the one closest to Hortman listed first.
- Cotton Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shongaloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dubberly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Heflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hortman, with the one closest to Hortman listed first.
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armistead
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Mount Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ringgold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryceland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hortman, with the one closest to Hortman listed first.
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Ivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Haughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Bodcau
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Espanita Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Red Chute
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Alden Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parkland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Caddo Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hortman, with the one closest to Hortman listed first.
- Belcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shreveport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Normandy Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Blanchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Hortman, with the one closest to Hortman listed first.
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Blackburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Dykesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Homer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Darley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arizona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Gordon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Sugar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hortman, with the one closest to Hortman listed first.
- Welcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Western
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Horsehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Lafayette County (AR)
- Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hortman, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Hortman.
Cemeteries Near Hortman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hortman.
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 Hortman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hortman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hortman, with the one closest to Hortman listed first.
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Growing Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flaherty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Baten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hodge 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hortman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hortman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hortman, with the one closest to Hortman listed first.
- Dorcheat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
- Cotton Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Sarepta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Blackburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Doyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Langston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Haughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dubberly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dykesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hortman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hortman.
Newspapers Published in Hortman ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hortman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hortman, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hortman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hortman:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Webster Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- Caddo Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Columbia County
- Lafayette County
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hortman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Hortman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |