Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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

We've added Oden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oden, please Contact Us.

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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 Oden (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 Oden. 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 ...

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 southwest 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 south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Oden is historic, it would have been located within present day Rapides Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Rapides Parish: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches & Vernon.

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

• Rapides Parish     (The home parish of Oden)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oden, with the one closest to Oden listed first.
  • Woodworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <2>
  • Forest Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <2>
  • Lecompte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
    • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <2>
  • Moreland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
  • Longleaf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
    • Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longleaf <2>
  • Loyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
  • McNary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
    • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Anandale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
  • Glenmora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
    • Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <2>
  • Elmer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <2>
  • Whittington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whittington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
    • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
  • Alexandria Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
    • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
• Allen Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oden, with the one closest to Oden listed first.
  • Pawnee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
  • Oakdale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
  • Mab
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mab have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
    • Mab is located in Allen Parish
  • Elizabeth
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Allen Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
  • Marionville ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
  • Ward
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Allen Parish
  • Bond
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
    • Bond is located in Allen Parish
  • Reids
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reids. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Reids is located in Allen Parish
• Avoyelles Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oden, with the one closest to Oden listed first.
  • Egg Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egg Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Center Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <2>
  • Effie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
    • Effie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effie <2>
  • Bunkie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <2>
  • Eola
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Hessmer
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
    • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <2>
  • Moncla
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
    • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • North Point
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Milburn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Milburn is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Vick
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
    • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Gold Dust
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Dust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
    • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Enterprise
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
• Evangeline Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oden, with the one closest to Oden listed first.
  • Turkey Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
    • Turkey Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey Creek <2>
  • Bayou Chicot
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
    • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Pine Prairie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
    • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <2>
  • Saint Landry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Landry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Landry
    • Saint Landry is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Landry <2>
  • Reddell
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reddell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddell
    • Reddell is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddell <2>
• Grant Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oden, with the one closest to Oden listed first.
  • Creola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Stay
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Stay is located in Grant Parish
  • Fairmount
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
  • Bentley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Bentley is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <2>
  • Pollock
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <2>
  • Fishville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
  • Colfax
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <2>
• Vernon Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oden, with the one closest to Oden listed first.
  • Leander
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
  • Lacamp
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacamp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamp
    • Lacamp is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacamp <2>
  • Dido
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dido. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
  • Pitkin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
    • Pitkin is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <2>
  • Fullerton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Fullerton is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <2>
  • Hicks
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish

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

Cemeteries Near Oden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oden.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Indian Creek Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Martin Springs Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Springs Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Woodworth Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodworth Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217480 <5>
• Carnal Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carnal Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carnal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hawkins Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wise Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Sunrise Memorial Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Memorial Gardens
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wilmer Memorial Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmer Memorial Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilmer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cloverdale Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Alexander Memorial Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Memorial Gardens
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Paul Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul Cemetery
• Lecompte Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lecompte Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lecompte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Ballard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

• Lamourie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamourie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
  • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
• Lecompte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
  • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <2>
• Moreland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
• Melder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melder
  • Melder is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melder <2>
• Loyd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
  • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
• Elmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <2>
• Weil
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
  • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
• Alexandria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
• Cheneyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
  • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <2>
• Poland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
• Pineville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <2>
• Milford ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Hineston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hineston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hineston
    • Hineston is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hineston <2>
  • Rapides
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapides have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
  • Haas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
    • Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Oden ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oden, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oden:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to Rapides Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Allen Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Grant Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Vernon Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Rapides Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Rapides Parish

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/