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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 La Rosen (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 La Rosen. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 counties/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 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.

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

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of La Rosen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Rosen, with the one closest to La Rosen listed first.
    • Summer Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Chateau Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Silver Pine Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Edgewood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Reisor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Normandy Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Keithville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shreveport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Longwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Western Hills Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Rosen, with the one closest to La Rosen listed first.
    • Armistead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Ringgold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Rosen, with the one closest to La Rosen listed first.
    • Bossier City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkland Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Elm Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bodcau
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Espanita Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Eastwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Atkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Haughton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fillmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Benton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Princeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue
      (24 miles [38.6 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 La Rosen, with the one closest to La Rosen listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Frierson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gloster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Keachi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Grand Cane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Longstreet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • South Mansfield
      (26 miles [41.8 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
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Rosen, with the one closest to La Rosen listed first.
    • Westdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • 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
    • Abington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Rosen, with the one closest to La Rosen listed first.
    • Doyline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Pine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Dixie Inn
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Heflin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sibley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Rosen, with the one closest to La Rosen listed first.
    • Waskom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 west)
    • Elysian Fields
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Scottsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Karnack
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Uncertain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Panola County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Rosen, with the one closest to La Rosen listed first.
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • De Berry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Midyett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett

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

Cemeteries Near La Rosen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Rosen.

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 La Rosen - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Carver Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Centuries Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Park West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jewella Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
    • The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Park Cemetery East
    • Forest Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67544 <2>
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (179 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, La Rosen had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Reisor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • Keithville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shreveport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flournoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonewall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Curtis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Bossier City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Robson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Robson is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
  • Spring Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brownlee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gloster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blanchard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bodcau
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau

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

Newspapers Published in La Rosen ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Rosen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Rosen, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Rosen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 La Rosen:

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 La Rosen, 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' (or 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- La Rosen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.