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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 Lakefield (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 Lakefield. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Lakefield is located in Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Lincoln, Ouachita & Winn.

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

  • Jackson Parish     (The home parish of Lakefield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
    • Hodge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • East Hodge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • North Hodge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jonesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quitman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Weston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Ansley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Chatham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Eros
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <1>
    • Cartwright
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Zoar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
    • English
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Liberty Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Bienville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Burkplace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Lucky
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Bryceland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Sparta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Alberta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Castor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gibsland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell Parish
    • Vixen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
    • Sugar Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Darley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Athens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
    • Grambling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Simsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ruston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Choudrant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vienna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Sibley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Unionville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Cedarton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
    • Dubach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
    • Goldonna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Ashland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Calhoun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frost Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
    • Forksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Lapine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Red River Parish
    • Martin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
    • Gansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Pine Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Dodson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethlehem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Sikes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Coldwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Joyce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Winnfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Couley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Flat Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Lakefield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakefield.

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

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

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

  • Walnut Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galilee Cemetery
    • Gallilee Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Jonesboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stringer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Betha Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • Danville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Lakefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakefield.

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

  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Weston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Liberty Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Gansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
  • Pine Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Bienville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Blume
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
  • Burkplace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
  • Saline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gaars Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Simsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Lakefield ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakefield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakefield, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakefield.

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 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 Lakefield:

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 Lakefield, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakefield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.