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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 King Hill (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 King Hill. 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 ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

King Hill is located in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Bienville, De Soto, Grant, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Vernon & Winn.

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

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of King Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from King Hill, with the one closest to King Hill listed first.
    • Grappes Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Powhatan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Marthaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <1>
    • Robeline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Victoria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Natchitoches
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Provencal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vowells Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
    • Natchez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from King Hill, with the one closest to King Hill listed first.
    • Alberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Castor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Saline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burkplace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from King Hill, with the one closest to King Hill listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Pelican
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Mansfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Mansfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Grant Parish
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from King Hill, with the one closest to King Hill listed first.
    • Lake End
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Hanna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Coushatta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Edgefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Carroll
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Harmon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Martin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Abington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • East Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Hall Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Westdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from King Hill, with the one closest to King Hill listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Bayou Scie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Converse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Many
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
    • Noble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Zwolle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Corleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Fisher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Florien
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from King Hill, with the one closest to King Hill listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Couley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Coldwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Pine Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge

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

Cemeteries Near King Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of King Hill.

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 King Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ajax Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Haley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Browne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McCartney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Springville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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>

While we didn't find King Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of King Hill.

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

  • Allen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Lake End
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Timon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
  • Grappes Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Coushatta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marthaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Campti
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <1>
  • Robeline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Victoria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Pelican
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Natchitoches
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Provencal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in King Hill ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around King Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of King Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for King Hill.

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 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 King Hill:

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 King Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- King Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.