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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 Keithville (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 Keithville. 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 Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Keithville is located in Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bossier, De Soto, Red River, Cass (TX), Harrison (TX), Marion (TX) & Panola (TX).

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

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of Keithville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keithville, with the one closest to Keithville listed first.
    • Edgewood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Summer Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Reisor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Silver Pine Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Spring Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Chateau Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Western Hills Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Longwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Normandy Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bienville Parish
    • Armistead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keithville, with the one closest to Keithville listed first.
    • Bossier City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Parkland Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Atkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Bodcau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Espanita Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Eastwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Haughton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fillmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Benton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keithville, with the one closest to Keithville listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gloster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Frierson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keachi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Grand Cane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Longstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • South Mansfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Stanley
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Logansport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keithville, with the one closest to Keithville listed first.
    • Westdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Abington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • East Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Harmon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster Parish
    • Doyline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keithville, with the one closest to Keithville listed first.
    • Waskom
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elysian Fields
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Scottsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Karnack
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Uncertain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Panola County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keithville, with the one closest to Keithville listed first.
    • Panola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • De Berry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Midyett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keithville, with the one closest to Keithville listed first.
    • Haslam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Joaquin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Keithville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keithville.

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

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

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

  • Powell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill St. Mary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carver Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centuries Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Park West Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shreveport.
    • The Forest Park West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Park Cemetery East
    • Forest Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67545 <2>
  • New Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Keithville had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Stonewall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Reisor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
  • La Rosen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
  • Spring Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • Flournoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gloster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • Robson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Robson is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keachi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Shreveport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bethany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Curtis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Bossier City
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Keithville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keithville.

Newspapers Published in Keithville ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keithville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keithville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keithville.

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 Keithville:

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>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.
<3>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 Keithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Keithville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.