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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 Petes Ferry (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 Petes Ferry. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Petes Ferry is located in Webster 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 Webster Parish: Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Bienville, Bossier & Claiborne.

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

  • Webster Parish     (The home parish of Petes Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petes Ferry, with the one closest to Petes Ferry listed first.
    • Yellow Pine
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Heflin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Doyline
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sibley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubberly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Inn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Minden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sarepta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petes Ferry, with the one closest to Petes Ferry listed first.
    • Armistead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Ringgold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Sparta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Gibsland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Castor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Bryceland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Bienville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petes Ferry, with the one closest to Petes Ferry listed first.
    • Haughton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fillmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Princeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Atkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elm Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bodcau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Red Chute
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Espanita Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Bellevue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Parkland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bossier City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petes Ferry, with the one closest to Petes Ferry listed first.
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Normandy Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Shreveport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Chateau Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Silver Pine Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Summer Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Edgewood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Keithville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Longwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Reisor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Western Hills Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petes Ferry, with the one closest to Petes Ferry listed first.
    • Darley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Holly Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Homer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Sugar Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petes Ferry, with the one closest to Petes Ferry listed first.
    • Frierson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • Ashland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petes Ferry, with the one closest to Petes Ferry listed first.
    • Hall Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • East Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Westdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Halfway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Abington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Carroll
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Martin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Harmon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Edgefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Coushatta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Petes Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petes Ferry.

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 Petes Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Andrew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gilmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Keene Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Koran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shehee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Vanorsdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Theus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tomlinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...
    • Lane Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Raine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

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

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

  • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Armistead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Doyline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dubberly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Haughton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringgold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Minden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Taylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorcheat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
  • Bodcau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
  • Curtis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Howard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Howard is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Sparta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Mount Lebanon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people

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

Newspapers Published in Petes Ferry ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petes Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petes Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petes Ferry.

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 websites either 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 Petes Ferry:

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>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 Petes Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petes Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.