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 Methvin (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 Methvin. 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 ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Methvin is located in Red River 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 Red River Parish: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto & Natchitoches.
Below are the parishes that are near Methvin. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Methvin:
- Red River Parish (The home parish of Methvin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- Hall Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Edgefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- East Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Coushatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Abington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Hanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanna is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Lake End
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- Alberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Castor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burkplace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Lucky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Saline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Armistead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Bienville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bryceland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Mount Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Elm Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Frierson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Pelican
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jackson Parish
- Hodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Chestnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Grappes Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Campti
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goldonna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caspari ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
- Clarence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Natchitoches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marthaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sabine Parish
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Heflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Dubberly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doyline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dixie Inn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Gansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Calvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Couley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Couley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Methvin, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Methvin.
Cemeteries Near Methvin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Methvin.
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 Methvin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Methvin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Social Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Ebenezer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Castor.
- The New Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960131 <3>
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas - Wren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Methvin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Methvin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Methvin, with the one closest to Methvin listed first.
- East Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coushatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brown is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Burkplace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Williams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Chestnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Saline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake End
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- Armistead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Blume
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blume is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grappes Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Timon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Methvin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Methvin.
Newspapers Published in Methvin ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Methvin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Methvin, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Methvin.
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 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 Methvin:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Red River Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- De Soto Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Sabine Parish
- Webster Parish
- Winn Parish
- 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 '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- Methvin) 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 Methvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |