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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 Hunter (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 Hunter. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

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 south 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.

Hunter is located in De Soto 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 De Soto Parish: Caddo, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Panola (TX) & Shelby (TX).

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

  • De Soto Parish     (The home parish of Hunter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunter, with the one closest to Hunter listed first.
    • Stanley
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Logansport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Mansfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Grand Cane
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Mansfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pelican
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Longstreet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Keachi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Gloster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Frierson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunter, with the one closest to Hunter listed first.
    • Spring Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Keithville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Natchitoches Parish
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunter, with the one closest to Hunter listed first.
    • Abington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Harmon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Hanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Carroll
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Coushatta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • East Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunter, with the one closest to Hunter listed first.
    • Converse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Noble
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Pleasant Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Zwolle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Scie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Panola County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunter, with the one closest to Hunter listed first.
    • Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Woods is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Midyett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • Sabine County (TX)
  • San Augustine County (TX)
    • San Augustine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunter, with the one closest to Hunter listed first.
    • Haslam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Huxley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Campti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Joaquin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Shelbyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Center is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <1>
    • Choice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Short
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Short is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Tenaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tenaha is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <1>
    • Arcadia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia

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

Cemeteries Near Hunter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunter.

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

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

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

  • Barber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prude Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wimberly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bossler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spanish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stephenson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Price Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Lula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lula is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Cook ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cook is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Logansport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Joaquin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Mansfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Cane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Longstreet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Pelican
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shelbyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keachi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Center is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <1>
    • Patroon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Patroon is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon

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

Newspapers Published in Hunter ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunter, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hunter.

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 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 Hunter:

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 Hunter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Hunter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.