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 Maplewood (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 Maplewood. 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 Maplewood ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Maple Wood.

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/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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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 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 south 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.

Maplewood is located in Calcasieu Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Calcasieu Parish: Beauregard, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Newton (TX) & Orange (TX).

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

• Calcasieu Parish     (The home parish of Maplewood)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
  • Sulphur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
    • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <1>
  • Westlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <1>
  • Prien
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Lake Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
    • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <1>
  • Carlyss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Greinwich Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Ararat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Moss Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Moss Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Bluff <1>
  • Edgerly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • DeQuincy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeQuincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeQuincy
    • DeQuincy is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeQuincy <1>
  • Vinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
  • Iowa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Allen Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
  • Indian Village
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
  • Reeves
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves
    • Reeves is located in Allen Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeves <1>
  • Le Blanc
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Blanc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
    • Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
• Beauregard Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
  • Helme
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
    • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Ragley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragley
    • Ragley is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragley <1>
  • Fayette ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Longville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
    • Longville is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <1>
  • Singer
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
    • Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <1>
• Cameron Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
  • Grand Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Hackberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <1>
  • Cameron
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
• Jefferson Davis Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
  • Lacassine
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacassine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacassine
    • Lacassine is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacassine <1>
  • Fenton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <1>
  • Welsh
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
    • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <1>
• Newton County (TX)
  • Deweyville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
    • Deweyville is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
• Orange County (TX)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
  • Orange
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
  • Pinehurst
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • West Orange
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
    • West Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Maplewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maplewood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Roseland Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Perkins Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Farqurar Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farqurar Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farqurar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Burleson Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burleson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burleson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bagdad Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagdad Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bagdad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Consolata Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Consolata Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #178371 <4>
• Prien Memorial Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prien Memorial Park
• Bilbo Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bilbo Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bilbo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Royer Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royer Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the northwest of Carlyss.
  • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Mimosa - Pines Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68231 <4>
• West Fork Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fork Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ritchie Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritchie Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritchie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (68 more) ...
  • Orange Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Maplewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maplewood.

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

• Westlake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <1>
• Lake Charles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <1>
• Edgerly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Chloe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
  • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Grand Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
• Hackberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <1>
• Vinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
• Iowa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Echo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Echo is located in Orange County (TX)
• Orange
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Maplewood ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplewood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Maplewood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Maplewood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Maplewood.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Maplewood.

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 Maplewood:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Allen Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Cameron Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Newton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Orange County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Calcasieu Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maplewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/