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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 Nine Forks (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 Nine Forks. 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 Nine Forks ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Nine Forks: Nine Frks.

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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors 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/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 south 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.

Nine Forks is located in Webster 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 Webster Parish: Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Bienville, Bossier & Claiborne.

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

  • Webster Parish     (The home parish of Nine Forks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Forks, with the one closest to Nine Forks listed first.
    • Dubberly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Minden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sibley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie Inn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Heflin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Yellow Pine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Doyline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cotton Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shongaloo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sarepta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cullen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Forks, with the one closest to Nine Forks listed first.
    • Taylor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibsland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Bryceland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Armistead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Arcadia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sparta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Ringgold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bienville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Castor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Alberta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Liberty Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Forks, with the one closest to Nine Forks listed first.
    • Haughton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fillmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bellevue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Eastwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Ivan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
    • Bodcau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Espanita Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Atkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elm Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bossier City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Forks, with the one closest to Nine Forks listed first.
    • Darley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Holly Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Athens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Homer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Blackburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Sugar Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Arizona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
    • Dykesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
    • Lisbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Haynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Gordon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Forks, with the one closest to Nine Forks listed first.
    • Simsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
    • Grambling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Red River Parish
    • Hall Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Nine Forks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nine Forks.

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 Nine Forks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Fuller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Beck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holoman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilgal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayflower Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Grove African-American Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...

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.<2>

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

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

  • Dubberly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Minden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sibley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Langston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
  • Darley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
  • Holly Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Gibsland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Dorcheat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
  • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Doyline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Armistead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Marsalis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis

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

Newspapers Published in Nine Forks ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nine Forks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nine Forks, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nine Forks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Nine Forks:

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>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 Nine Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nine Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.