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 Pratt (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 Pratt. 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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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 parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pratt is located in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: Bossier, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Pratt. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pratt:
- Bienville Parish (The home parish of Pratt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Bryceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Mount Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bienville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Burkplace
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- English
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Castor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bossier Parish
- Haughton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Darley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Arizona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Weldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Ansley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Quitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Hodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Hodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jonesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Cartwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Simsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grambling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ruston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Hico
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dubach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Choudrant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sibley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Hall Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Dubberly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Heflin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Sibley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Minden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Dixie Inn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Doyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Gansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pratt, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Pratt.
Cemeteries Near Pratt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pratt.
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 Pratt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pratt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Herbron Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Duty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Duty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Duty Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Arcadia.
- Old Mt. Calm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Calm Cemetery
- The Old Mt. Calm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Family Cemetery
- Mt. Calm Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290571 <2>
- Givens - McGuire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walker Community African-American Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove United Methodist Cemetery
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Williamson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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 Pratt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pratt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Mount Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bienville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Darley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Simsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marsalis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sugar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Dubberly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blume
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blume is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pratt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pratt.
Newspapers Published in Pratt ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pratt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pratt, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pratt.
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 Pratt:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Bienville Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bossier Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Red River Parish
- Union Parish
- Webster Parish
- Winn Parish
- 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 Pratt, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pratt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |