Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Insco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Insco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Insco, 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 Insco (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 Insco. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Insco is historic, it would have been located within present day Beauregard Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Beauregard Parish: Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vernon & Newton (TX).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Insco. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Insco:
- Beauregard Parish (The home parish of Insco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Insco, with the one closest to Insco listed first.
- Longville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Longville is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <3>
- Fayette ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
- Ragley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragley
- Ragley is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragley <3>
- Newlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
- Singer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <3>
- Dry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Dry Creek is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Creek <3>
- DeRidder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRidder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
- DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <3>
- Ikes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ikes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
- Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
- Ludington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
- Sugartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Sugartown is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugartown <3>
- Merryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Helme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
- Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
- Allen Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Insco, with the one closest to Insco listed first.
- Reeves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves
- Reeves is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeves <3>
- Cherry Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
- Le Blanc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Blanc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
- Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
- Mittie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mittie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittie
- Mittie is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mittie <3>
- Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <3>
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
- Tenmile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
- Reids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reids. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Reids is located in Allen Parish
- Kinder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Kinder is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinder <3>
- Marionville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Marionville is located in Allen Parish
- Elder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Elder is located in Allen Parish
- Oberlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Calcasieu Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Insco, with the one closest to Insco listed first.
- DeQuincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeQuincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeQuincy
- DeQuincy is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeQuincy <3>
- Ararat
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Moss Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Moss Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Bluff <3>
- Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <3>
- Sulphur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Charles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greinwich Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
- Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Fenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <3>
- Vernon Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Insco, with the one closest to Insco listed first.
- Rosepine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosepine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
- Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <3>
- Cole Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
- Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
- Pinewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
- Cravens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
- Elmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
- Pickering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
- Savage Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savage Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
- Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
- Pitkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Polk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk
- Fort Polk is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Polk <3>
- Dido
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dido. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
- Dido is located in Vernon Parish
- Fullerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Fullerton is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <3>
- Evans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <3>
- Newton County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Insco, with the one closest to Insco listed first.
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
- Bon Wier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Wier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Wier
- Bon Wier is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Wier <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Insco, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Insco.
Cemeteries Near Insco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Insco.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Insco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Insco, with the one closest to Insco listed first.
- Barentine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barentine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Frusha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frusha Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frusha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Havens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Newlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gillie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lindsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Whitaker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Insco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Insco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Insco, with the one closest to Insco listed first.
- Belgrade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Belgrade is located in Newton County (TX)
- Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <3>
- Elmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
- Chloe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Dido
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dido. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
- Dido is located in Vernon Parish
- Lake Charles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Insco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Insco.
Newspapers Published in Insco ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Insco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Insco, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Insco.
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 Insco:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Beauregard Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Allen Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Vernon Parish
- Newton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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 Insco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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- Insco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Insco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6396, Longitude: -93.2460 In this case, the coordinates for Insco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |