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 Rodessa (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 Rodessa. 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 Rodessa ...
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 Rodessa: N. Rodessa
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 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 southeast 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 south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south 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.
North Rodessa 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 North Rodessa. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Rodessa:
- Caddo Parish (The home parish of North Rodessa)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Rodessa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zylks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Vivian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Missionary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Hosston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Gilliam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belcher
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mooringsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Plain Dealing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alden Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Lafayette County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Gin City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Capps City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Doddridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fouke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Sulphur
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Redwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- McLeod
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Bloomburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bivins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kildare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Domino
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Douglassville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Uncertain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Karnack
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pope City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Marion County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Sarber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 North Rodessa, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for North Rodessa.
Cemeteries Near North Rodessa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Rodessa.
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 Rodessa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Rodessa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Slaughter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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>
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Josey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Exchange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stevens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baugass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rambo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Monterey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Bayou Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 North Rodessa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Rodessa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Rodessa, with the one closest to North Rodessa listed first.
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Era ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Era is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Huffins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Missionary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Bivins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kildare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Queen City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland is located in Marion County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Lanark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsburg is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsburg
- Plain Dealing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Rodessa. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Rodessa.
Newspapers Published in North Rodessa ...
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 North Rodessa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Rodessa, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Rodessa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rodessa:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Caddo Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bossier Parish
- Lafayette County
- Miller County
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- 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> | 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- North Rodessa) 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 North Rodessa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |