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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 Mail Boxes (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 Mail Boxes. 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.

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

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of Mail Boxes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mail Boxes, with the one closest to Mail Boxes listed first.
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
    • Gilliam
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hosston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vivian
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belcher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oil City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Mooringsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rodessa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
    • Ida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Missionary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
    • Zylks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mail Boxes, with the one closest to Mail Boxes listed first.
    • Alden Bridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Benton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Plain Dealing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
    • Parkland Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bossier City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Red Chute
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Espanita Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Bodcau
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Eastwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mail Boxes, with the one closest to Mail Boxes listed first.
    • Sarepta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cullen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Springhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia County (AR)
    • Welcome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Lafayette County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mail Boxes, with the one closest to Mail Boxes listed first.
    • Gin City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
    • Bradley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <1>
    • Walnut Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Miller County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mail Boxes, with the one closest to Mail Boxes listed first.
    • Capps City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
    • Doddridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fouke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <1>
  • Cass County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mail Boxes, with the one closest to Mail Boxes listed first.
    • McLeod
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Huffins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • Bivins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kildare
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Atlanta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Queen City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Linden is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <1>
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mail Boxes, with the one closest to Mail Boxes listed first.
    • Uncertain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Karnack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Jonesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pope City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Waskom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Scottsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Marion County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mail Boxes, with the one closest to Mail Boxes listed first.
    • Lodi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Kellyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville

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

Cemeteries Near Mail Boxes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mail Boxes.

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 Mail Boxes - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rang Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Bayou Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hosston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Egypt Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Egypt Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chapelwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Burks - Hart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Carolina Bluff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Monterey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Mooringsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Collinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Collinsburg is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsburg
  • Alden Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
  • Hughes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hughes is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Frog Level ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Benton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plain Dealing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Missionary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
  • Era ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Era is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
  • Blanchard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Smithland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Smithland is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Latex
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Latex is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latex
    • Rocky Mount
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount

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

Newspapers Published in Mail Boxes ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mail Boxes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mail Boxes, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mail Boxes.

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 Mail Boxes:

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