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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Oshkosh (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 Oshkosh. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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 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 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 Oshkosh is historic, it would have been located within present day Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Bienville, De Soto, Grant, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Vernon & Winn.

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

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Oshkosh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oshkosh, with the one closest to Oshkosh listed first.
    • Chestnut
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Goldonna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ashland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Campti
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
    • Clarence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Grappes Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Powhatan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Natchitoches
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Natchez
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Provencal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Victoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oshkosh, with the one closest to Oshkosh listed first.
    • Saline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Burkplace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Lucky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Alberta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Castor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • English
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Bienville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Sparta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Jamestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ringgold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryceland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • De Soto Parish
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Grant Parish
    • Montgomery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oshkosh, with the one closest to Oshkosh listed first.
    • Jonesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Hodge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • North Hodge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Weston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Quitman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ansley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oshkosh, with the one closest to Oshkosh listed first.
    • Martin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Lake End
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Hall Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coushatta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Edgefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Hanna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Halfway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Carroll
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Harmon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • East Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Abington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Westdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oshkosh, with the one closest to Oshkosh listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Coldwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Bethlehem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Calvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Couley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Gansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Saint Maurice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dodson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Whitford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Winnfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Joyce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Oshkosh ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oshkosh.

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

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

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

  • Weaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldonna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hathorn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Campti Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Harmony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Harmony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomas - Wren Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (141 more) ...
    • Nativity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickett Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Chestnut
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Pine Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Saline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Campti
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
  • Couley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Burkplace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
  • Grappes Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
  • Clarence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Trichell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
  • Friendship
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Blume
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
    • Timon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon

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

Newspapers Published in Oshkosh ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oshkosh.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oshkosh, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oshkosh.

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 Oshkosh:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oshkosh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oshkosh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.