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 Lagas (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 Lagas. 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.
Lagas 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 Lagas. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lagas:
- Bossier Parish (The home parish of Lagas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagas, with the one closest to Lagas listed first.
- Elm Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Atkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Bodcau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Haughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eastwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Espanita Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Red Chute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Fillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Bossier City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagas, with the one closest to Lagas listed first.
- Armistead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Castor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Taylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caddo Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagas, with the one closest to Lagas listed first.
- Ellerbe Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Normandy Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Shreveport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chateau Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Summer Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Silver Pine Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Edgewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Keithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Towne Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- Longwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Western Hills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagas, with the one closest to Lagas listed first.
- Frierson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gloster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grand Cane
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keachi
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- South Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Longstreet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Natchitoches Parish
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 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 Lagas, with the one closest to Lagas listed first.
- Westdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- East Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Abington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Hall Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Harmon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edgefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Coushatta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Hanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanna is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagas, with the one closest to Lagas listed first.
- Doyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Yellow Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Heflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County (TX)
- Waskom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Panola County (TX)
- Panola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lagas, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Lagas.
Cemeteries Near Lagas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lagas.
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 Lagas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lagas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lagas, with the one closest to Lagas listed first.
- Suggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Camp Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Lagas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lagas.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lagas, with the one closest to Lagas listed first.
- Robson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robson is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
- Curtis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Haughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bodcau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- La Rosen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Armistead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Doyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bossier City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shreveport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 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 Lagas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lagas.
Newspapers Published in Lagas ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lagas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lagas, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lagas.
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 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 Lagas:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Bossier Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caddo Parish
- De Soto Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster Parish
- Harrison County
- Panola County
- 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 Lagas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Lagas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |