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 Loco (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 Loco. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Loco is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Loco. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loco:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Loco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loco, with the one closest to Loco listed first.
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Ouachita City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Farmerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhite
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Spearsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Downsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lillie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Parish
- Cedarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Loco, with the one closest to Loco listed first.
- Bastrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Collinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mer Rouge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bonita
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jones
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Loco, with the one closest to Loco listed first.
- Sterlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Leisure Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Swartz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Claiborne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Spanish City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- West Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Frost Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loco, with the one closest to Loco listed first.
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- West Crossett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Crossett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- North Crossett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Hamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loco, with the one closest to Loco listed first.
- Blanchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Moro Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Ingalls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Johnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loco, with the one closest to Loco listed first.
- Huttig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Felsenthal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bolding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Crain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crain City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Perdue City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loco, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Loco.
Cemeteries Near Loco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loco.
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 Loco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loco, with the one closest to Loco listed first.
- Reppond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reppond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roadside Burial Site
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abscent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abstent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huttig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harper Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Loco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loco, with the one closest to Loco listed first.
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Ouachita City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- De Siard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- Farmerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bastrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Causey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Elon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Moselys Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loco.
Newspapers Published in Loco ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loco, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loco.
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 Loco:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Loco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |