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 Palmer Landing (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 Palmer Landing. 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 Palmer Landing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Palmer Landing: Palmer Lndg. (or less commonly used: Palmer Lndng.)
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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring 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 north 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.
Palmer Landing 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 Palmer Landing. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmer Landing:
- Caddo Parish (The home parish of Palmer Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Ellerbe Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Summer Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Keithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chateau Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Edgewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Normandy Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Silver Pine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- South Towne Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Reisor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- Shreveport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Spring Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Armistead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Ringgold
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Castor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Bossier City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parkland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Bodcau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Espanita Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Red Chute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Eastwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Haughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Frierson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gloster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keachi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Grand Cane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Longstreet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Logansport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Westdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Abington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- East Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Halfway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Harmon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Coushatta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Doyline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Heflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Dubberly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Waskom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elysian Fields
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Panola County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Panola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- De Berry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Midyett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmer Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Palmer Landing.
Cemeteries Near Palmer Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmer Landing.
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 Palmer Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmer Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carver Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centuries Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
- The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park Cemetery East
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67544 <2>
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Suggs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park West Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shreveport.
- The Forest Park West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park Cemetery East
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67545 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Palmer Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palmer Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmer Landing, with the one closest to Palmer Landing listed first.
- Robson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robson is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
- Curtis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- La Rosen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Reisor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- Gloster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shreveport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewella ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
- Bossier City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Howard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bodcau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Flournoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmer Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmer Landing.
Newspapers Published in Palmer Landing ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmer Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmer Landing, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmer Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Palmer Landing:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Caddo Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- De Soto Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster Parish
- Harrison County
- Panola 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Palmer Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmer Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |