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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 Myrtis (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 Myrtis. 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 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 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 north 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.

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

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of Myrtis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtis, with the one closest to Myrtis listed first.
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Rodessa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vivian
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
    • Zylks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
    • Hosston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ida
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Missionary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
    • Gilliam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oil City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Belcher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mooringsport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtis, with the one closest to Myrtis listed first.
    • Plain Dealing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Alden Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Benton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
  • Lafayette County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtis, with the one closest to Myrtis listed first.
    • Gin City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
    • Walnut Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Bradley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <1>
  • Miller County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtis, with the one closest to Myrtis listed first.
    • Capps City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
    • Doddridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fouke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <1>
    • Roberts ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Bowie County (TX)
    • Sulphur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Cass County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtis, with the one closest to Myrtis listed first.
    • McLeod
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Huffins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • Bivins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kildare
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Queen City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Springdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Linden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <1>
    • Domino
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Red Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Douglassville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtis, with the one closest to Myrtis listed first.
    • Uncertain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Karnack
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pope City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Woodlawn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Jonesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Scottsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtis, with the one closest to Myrtis listed first.
    • Lodi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Sarber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber

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

Cemeteries Near Myrtis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Myrtis.

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

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

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

  • Chapelwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Josey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Slaughter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Slaughter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Rodessa.
    • The Slaughter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodessa Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68985 <3>
  • Good Exchange Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Black Bayou Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rambo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Monterey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Baugass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hosston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Frog Level ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Era ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Era is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
  • Huffins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
  • Missionary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
  • Smithland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithland is located in Marion County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Bivins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Collinsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Collinsburg is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsburg
  • Kildare
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mooringsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Plain Dealing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lodi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Alden Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge

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

Newspapers Published in Myrtis ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Myrtis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Myrtis, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Myrtis.

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 Myrtis:

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Myrtis) 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 Myrtis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.