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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 Lee Heights (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 Lee Heights. 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.

Name Variations for Lee Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lee Heights: Lee Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lee Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lee Heights.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Lee Heights is located in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches & Vernon.

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

  • Rapides Parish     (The home parish of Lee Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee Heights, with the one closest to Lee Heights listed first.
    • Tioga
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pineville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ball
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <1>
    • Alexandria
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alexandria Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
    • Libuse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Anandale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Weil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Kolin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moreland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Boyce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Whittington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
    • Deville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee Heights, with the one closest to Lee Heights listed first.
    • Center Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • Effie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Egg Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
    • Moncla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
    • Vick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
    • Marksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hessmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee Heights, with the one closest to Lee Heights listed first.
    • Creola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Stay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Bentley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fishville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Pollock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Antonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Dry Prong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Colfax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee Heights, with the one closest to Lee Heights listed first.
    • Sharp Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
    • Zenoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
    • Trout
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <1>
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee Heights, with the one closest to Lee Heights listed first.
    • Marco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Cloutierville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Vernon Parish
    • Leander
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander

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

Cemeteries Near Lee Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lee Heights.

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 Lee Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Maryhill Seminary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Alexandria National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holly Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Labat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (209 more) ...
    • Sunlight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Venus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 Lee Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lee Heights.

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

  • Pineville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Alexandria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Weil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
  • Rapides
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
  • Moreland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Fishville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
  • Holloway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
  • Boyce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Crane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Fairmount
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Lamourie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
  • Poland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Milford ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Lecompte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Colfax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lee Heights ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lee Heights, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lee Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lee Heights:

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 Lee Heights, 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- Lee Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.