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Introduction ...

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

We've added Nitram to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nitram, 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 Nitram (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 Nitram. 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/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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Nitram is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Nitram. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nitram:

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Nitram)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitram, with the one closest to Nitram listed first.
    • Fullerton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cravens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Pitkin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dido
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Cole Central
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
    • Fort Polk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Lacamp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Leander
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Fort Polk North
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Pickering
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Pinewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitram, with the one closest to Nitram listed first.
    • Reids
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Reids is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Elizabeth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marionville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Tenmile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Mab
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mab is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
    • Cherry Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Mittie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pawnee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Oakdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ward is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Canton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Canton is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitram, with the one closest to Nitram listed first.
    • Sugartown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ikes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Ludington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Dry Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • DeRidder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Longville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Newlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitram, with the one closest to Nitram listed first.
    • Hineston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sieper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Otis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • McNary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Hemphill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Longleaf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Gardner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Nitram ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nitram.

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

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

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

  • Mathis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wisby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grave Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Semon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Drakes Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marlow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cole Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugartown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Campground Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Campground Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Dido
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
  • Cora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cora is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Hicks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Walnut Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Hineston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Leesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Simpson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Elmer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Melder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemphill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Milford ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Caney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Anacoco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Nitram ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nitram.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nitram, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nitram.

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 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 Nitram:

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 Nitram, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nitram) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.