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 North Hodge (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 North Hodge. 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 North Hodge ...
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 North Hodge: N. Hodge
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 ...
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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
North Hodge is located in Jackson 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 Jackson Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Lincoln, Ouachita & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near North Hodge. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Hodge:
- Jackson Parish (The home parish of North Hodge)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- East Hodge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hodge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ansley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Eros
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Zoar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- English
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bienville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkplace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Lucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Bryceland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Mount Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Alberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Castor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Parish
- Vixen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Darley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- Grambling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ruston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Simsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Choudrant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Averit ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Sibley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Cedarton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Dubach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- Goldonna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- Indian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frost Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Forksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Lapine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Union Parish
- Downsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- Gansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sikes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Joyce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Winnfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Hodge, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for North Hodge.
Cemeteries Near North Hodge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Hodge.
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 North Hodge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Hodge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galilee Cemetery
- Gallilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Henrys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stringer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Betha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find North Hodge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Hodge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Hodge, with the one closest to North Hodge listed first.
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Pine Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Gaars Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
- Bienville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blume
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blume is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burkplace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Saline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Hodge. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Hodge.
Newspapers Published in North Hodge ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hodge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hodge, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Hodge.
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 North Hodge:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Jackson Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- Winn Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 North Hodge, 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- North Hodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |