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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 Keachi (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 Keachi. 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 Keachi ...

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.

Other variations include: Keachie and Keatchie.

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 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/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.

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

  • De Soto Parish     (The home parish of Keachi)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keachi, with the one closest to Keachi listed first.
    • Longstreet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gloster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Grand Cane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonewall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frierson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Logansport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Stanley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Pelican
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keachi, with the one closest to Keachi listed first.
    • Elm Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Bossier City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Keachi, with the one closest to Keachi listed first.
    • Spring Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Keithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bethany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Reisor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Summer Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Silver Pine Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Chateau Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Greenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Longwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keachi, with the one closest to Keachi listed first.
    • Abington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Westdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • East Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Harmon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sabine Parish
    • Converse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keachi, with the one closest to Keachi listed first.
    • Elysian Fields
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Waskom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <1>
    • Jonesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Panola County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keachi, with the one closest to Keachi listed first.
    • Midyett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Panola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • De Berry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woods is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Carthage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Murvaul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Gary City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Buncome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keachi, with the one closest to Keachi listed first.
    • Haslam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Joaquin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Tenaha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Shelbyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Huxley
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Keachi ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keachi.

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

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

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

  • Flower Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gatlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gamble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hogeye Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fullalove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pyle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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, Keachi had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Keachi had a population of 300 people.

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

  • Longstreet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gloster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grand Cane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Centennial
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Centennial is located in Panola County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Spring Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Keithville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Deadwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Logansport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cook ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cook is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Mansfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bethany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Midyett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Joaquin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Keachi ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keachi.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keachi, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keachi.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Keachi:

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 Keachi, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keachi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.