RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Bienville Parish >> Old Castor >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Louisiana

The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana





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 Old Castor (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 Old Castor. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Old Castor is located in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: Bossier, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster & Winn.

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

  • Bienville Parish     (The home parish of Old Castor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • Alberta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alberta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
    • Castor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucky
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jamestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
    • Sparta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
    • Burkplace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
    • Ringgold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bienville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <2>
    • Liberty Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
    • Bryceland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryceland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Armistead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armistead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
    • Mount Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • Atkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
    • Elm Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Haughton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
      • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <2>
    • Fillmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • Darley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Athens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Sugar Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • East Hodge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Hodge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
      • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <2>
    • North Hodge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jonesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
    • Quitman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ansley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • Simsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
      • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <2>
    • Grambling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • Ashland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Chestnut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Goldonna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldonna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldonna
      • Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldonna <2>
    • Grappes Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grappes Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Campti
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campti have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caspari have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Powhatan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • Hall Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
      • Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <2>
    • Martin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Halfway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
    • Edgefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • East Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
    • Carroll
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carroll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
    • Coushatta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
    • Harmon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
    • Abington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
    • Hanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
    • Lake End
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake End. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • Heflin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heflin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
      • Heflin is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <2>
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
    • Yellow Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
    • Dubberly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubberly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubberly
      • Dubberly is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubberly <2>
    • Sibley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
    • Doyline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Minden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Dixie Inn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Castor, with the one closest to Old Castor listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Gansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Coldwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Bethlehem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
    • Calvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <2>
    • Dodson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
      • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Old Castor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Castor.

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 Old Castor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Old Castor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Ebenezer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Ebenezer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the north of Castor.
    • The New Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960131 <4>
  • Burt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sparta Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stafford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wimberly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wimberly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wimberly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huggins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huggins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Social Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Social Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Social Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Hathorn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ramah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Camp Ground Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Ground 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.<6>

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

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

  • Brown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
  • Burkplace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
  • Blume
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blume have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
    • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
  • Ringgold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bienville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <2>
  • Bear Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
  • Friendship
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
  • Liberty Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Armistead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armistead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
  • Chestnut
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pine Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Mount Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Old Castor ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Castor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Castor, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Castor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Castor:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Castor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bienville Parish: www.bienvilleparish.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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- Old Castor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Castor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2668, Longitude: -93.1260       In this case, the coordinates for Old Castor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Old Castor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025