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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Moeling. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Moeling to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moeling, please Contact Us.

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 Moeling (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 Moeling. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Moeling is historic, it would have been located within present day Allen 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 Allen Parish: Acadia, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides & Vernon.

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

  • Allen Parish     (The home parish of Moeling)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moeling, with the one closest to Moeling listed first.
    • Elder
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Elder is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
    • Oberlin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coverdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Canton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Canton is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Lauderdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Kinder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Blanc
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
    • Ward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ward is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Mittie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bond is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
    • Cherry Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Indian Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Acadia Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moeling, with the one closest to Moeling listed first.
    • Iota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Evangeline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Egan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Mermentau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moeling, with the one closest to Moeling listed first.
    • Dry Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sugartown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Longville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ragley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Calcasieu Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moeling, with the one closest to Moeling listed first.
    • Iowa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Moss Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moeling, with the one closest to Moeling listed first.
    • Basile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <2>
    • Duralde
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
    • Unatex
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
    • Tyrone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Mamou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <2>
    • Reddell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pine Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chataignier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Turkey Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Chicot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moeling, with the one closest to Moeling listed first.
    • Elton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <2>
    • Fenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
    • Roanoke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Welsh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <2>
    • Lacassine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jennings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <2>
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moeling, with the one closest to Moeling listed first.
    • Glenmora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McNary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Saint Landry Parish
    • Eunice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <2>
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moeling, with the one closest to Moeling listed first.
    • Dido
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Pitkin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cole Central
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
    • Cravens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Fullerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Moeling ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moeling.

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 Moeling - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lyles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oberlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oberlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Oberlin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963106 <3>
  • Oakland Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Durose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonnier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cole Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • McGee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Reed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Deshotel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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.

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

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

  • Dido
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
  • Cartville ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
  • Iowa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Prudhomme
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
  • Mermentau
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Moeling ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moeling.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moeling, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moeling.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Moeling:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Moeling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Moeling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.