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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 Pinewood (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 Pinewood. 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 Pinewood ...

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.

Another variation: Pine Wood.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pinewood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinewood.

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 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals 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/counties 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/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Pinewood is located in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish: Allen, Beauregard, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine & Newton (TX).

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

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Pinewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood, with the one closest to Pinewood listed first.
    • Rosepine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pickering
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Elmwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Savage Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Fort Polk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • New Llano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fertitta Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • Fort Polk North
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Leesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Cole Central
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood, with the one closest to Pinewood listed first.
    • Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Reids
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Reids is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Cherry Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Tenmile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Marionville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Mittie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabeth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood, with the one closest to Pinewood listed first.
    • Ludington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Ikes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • DeRidder
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sugartown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Newlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Merryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Singer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Longville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dry Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood, with the one closest to Pinewood listed first.
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Toro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood, with the one closest to Pinewood listed first.
    • Toledo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Burkeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Toledo Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Shanklerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Wiergate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bon Wier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Pinewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinewood.

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

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

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

  • Rosepine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cemetery #7
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Craft Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Cypress Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beauregard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...

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

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

  • Elmwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Caney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Leesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Anacoco
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Hicks
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Toledo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Burkeville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Dido
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
  • Simpson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cora
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cora is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Toro
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Newton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
  • Belgrade
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belgrade is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade

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

Newspapers Published in Pinewood ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinewood, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinewood.

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 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 Pinewood:

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 Pinewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.