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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 Monks Hammock (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 Monks Hammock. 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 Monks Hammock ...

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.

While the name of this community is Monks Hammock, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Monks Hammock may originally have been Monk's Hammock.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Monks Hammock might be written as Monk Hammock.

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Monks Hammock is located in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: Allen, Beauregard, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine & Newton (TX).

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

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Monks Hammock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monks Hammock, with the one closest to Monks Hammock listed first.
    • Hornbeck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Anacoco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Westwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Fertitta Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • Leesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Llano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Savage Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Evans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Elmwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Kurthwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Polk North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monks Hammock, with the one closest to Monks Hammock listed first.
    • Ludington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • DeRidder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Ikes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monks Hammock, with the one closest to Monks Hammock listed first.
    • Bellwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Vowells Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monks Hammock, with the one closest to Monks Hammock listed first.
    • Toro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Florien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Negreet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fisher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Corleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Many
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
    • Zwolle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Scie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monks Hammock, with the one closest to Monks Hammock listed first.
    • Toledo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • South Toledo Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Burkeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiergate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shanklerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monks Hammock, with the one closest to Monks Hammock listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Mason
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Hemphill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Milam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Monks Hammock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monks Hammock.

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 Monks Hammock - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ferris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beckham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Beechgrove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Victoria Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McMillion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Toledo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Caney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kay Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<3>

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

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

  • Toro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Toledo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Anacoco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Caney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Fairmount
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Negreet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Leesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Corleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
  • Elmwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Kisatchie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kisatchie is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisatchie
  • Many
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Burkeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemphill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Monks Hammock ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monks Hammock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monks Hammock, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monks Hammock.

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 Monks Hammock:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Monks Hammock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monks Hammock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.