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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 Moreland (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 Moreland. 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.

Moreland is located in Rapides Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Rapides Parish: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches & Vernon.

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

  • Rapides Parish     (The home parish of Moreland)
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pawnee
      • From Moreland to Pawnee
    • Oakdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
    • Center Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <2>
    • Egg Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egg Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
      • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Egg Bend
      • From Moreland to Egg Bend
    • Effie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Moncla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • North Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Point
      • From Moreland to North Point
    • Vick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hessmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
      • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <2>
    • Marksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <2>
    • Bunkie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mansura
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <2>
  • Evangeline Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
    • Turkey Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
      • Turkey Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey Creek <2>
    • Bayou Chicot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Landry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Landry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Landry
      • Saint Landry is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Landry <2>
    • Pine Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
      • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <2>
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
    • Creola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Stay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bentley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fishville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fishville
      • From Moreland to Fishville
    • Pollock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairmount
      • From Moreland to Fairmount
    • Antonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Dry Prong
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
      • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <2>
    • Colfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • Marco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marco
      • From Moreland to Marco
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
    • Leander
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leander
      • From Moreland to Leander
    • Lacamp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Moreland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moreland.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Figgins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Figgins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Figgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cloverdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anandale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anandale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anandale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunrise Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilmer Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmer Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilmer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alexander Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sunlight Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moreland had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Lamourie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamourie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
    • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lecompte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
    • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <2>
  • Poland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
  • Pineville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Loyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Loyd
    • From Moreland to Loyd
  • Weil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Weil
    • From Moreland to Weil
  • Melder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melder
    • Melder is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melder <2>
  • Egg Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egg Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Egg Bend
    • From Moreland to Egg Bend
  • Elmer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <2>
  • Cheneyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
    • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <2>
  • Rapides
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapides have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holloway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
    • Crane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
      • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
    • Milford ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Rapides Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Moreland ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moreland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moreland, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moreland.

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 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 Moreland:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moreland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Moreland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Moreland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moreland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1974, Longitude: -92.4217    









 

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