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 Marcarco (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 Marcarco. 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 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.
Marcarco is located in Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish: Ashley (AR), Chicot (AR), Union (AR), Ouachita, Richland, Union & West Carroll.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Marcarco. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marcarco:
- Morehouse Parish (The home parish of Marcarco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Bastrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Mer Rouge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Averit ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Sibley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Sterlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swartz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Northpark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Leisure Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Spanish City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Pino Bayou Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Claiborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Start
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Holly Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Archibald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Mangham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Ouachita City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Haile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Wilhite
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farmerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Downsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- West Carroll Parish
- Epps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Meridian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Elon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Crossett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Crossett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Huttig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Felsenthal
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marcarco, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Marcarco.
Cemeteries Near Marcarco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marcarco.
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 Marcarco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marcarco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bartholomew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bastrop.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68589 <2>
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bastrop City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Marcarco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marcarco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marcarco, with the one closest to Marcarco listed first.
- Ouachita City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- De Siard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- Bastrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doss ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doss is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Mer Rouge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sicard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sicard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicard
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- West Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crew Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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 Marcarco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marcarco.
Newspapers Published in Marcarco ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marcarco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marcarco, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marcarco.
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 Marcarco:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Morehouse Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Lincoln Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Richland Parish
- Union Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Ashley 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> | 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 Marcarco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marcarco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |