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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 Meadow Creek Estates (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 Meadow Creek Estates. 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 Meadow Creek Estates ...

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.

Another variation: Meadowcreek Estates.

  • A typical abbreviation for Meadow Creek Estates: Meadow Crk. Ests. (or less commonly used: Meadow Ck. Ests. or Meadow Cr. Ests.)

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

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 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.

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

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of Meadow Creek Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Meadow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reisor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Western Hills Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Longwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Spring Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Silver Pine Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Summer Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Chateau Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Keithville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Meadow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Bossier City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Espanita Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Bodcau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Benton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Eastwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Atkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Fillmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Haughton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Alden Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Meadow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Keachi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Gloster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Frierson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Longstreet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Grand Cane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Logansport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mansfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Mansfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Meadow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Waskom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Jonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elysian Fields
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Scottsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Karnack
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Uncertain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Marshall is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
    • Pope City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Woodlawn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Nesbitt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
  • Panola County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Meadow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Panola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • De Berry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Midyett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Carthage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Beckville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • Haslam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam

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

Cemeteries Near Meadow Creek Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Creek Estates.

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 Meadow Creek Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Draper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Park Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Greenwood.
    • The Forest Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Walden Ferry Road Cemetery
    • Whitworth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141248 <3>
  • Walnut Hill St. Mary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Boggy Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ivory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • State Line Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...

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 Meadow Creek Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadow Creek Estates.

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

  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Flournoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reisor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
  • Spring Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • Waskom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Keithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • La Rosen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • Longwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Jonesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonewall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Elysian Fields
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • De Berry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shreveport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Meadow Creek Estates ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Creek Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Creek Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow Creek Estates.

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 websites either 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 Meadow Creek Estates:

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 '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- Meadow Creek Estates) 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 Meadow Creek Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.