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 Koran (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 Koran. 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 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.
Koran is located in Bossier 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 Bossier Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bienville, Caddo, Red River & Webster.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Koran. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Koran:
- Bossier Parish (The home parish of Koran)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- Haughton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Bodcau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Eastwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Espanita Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Red Chute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Parkland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Bossier City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- Armistead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Alberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Mount Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Gibsland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bryceland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Bienville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burkplace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Lucky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Caddo Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- Ellerbe Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Normandy Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Shreveport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chateau Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Silver Pine Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Summer Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- South Towne Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Edgewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Keithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reisor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- Longwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Western Hills Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blanchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Darley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- Frierson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gloster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natchitoches Parish
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- East Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Westdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Hall Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Harmon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edgefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Coushatta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- Doyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Heflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Dubberly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Koran, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Koran.
Cemeteries Near Koran ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koran.
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 Koran - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Koran covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- Koran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Suggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shehee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Haughton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tooke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tooke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Koran in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Koran.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Koran, with the one closest to Koran listed first.
- Haughton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Armistead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Doyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Bodcau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Curtis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Robson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robson is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
- Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Dubberly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Minden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bossier City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Koran. See our List of 1890's Communities around Koran.
Newspapers Published in Koran ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koran.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Koran, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Koran.
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 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 Koran:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Bossier Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caddo Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- De Soto Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Koran, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Koran) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |