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 Rhymes (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 Rhymes. 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 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 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.
Rhymes is located in Richland 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 Richland Parish: Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita & West Carroll.
Below are the parishes that are near Rhymes. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rhymes:
- Richland Parish (The home parish of Rhymes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhymes, with the one closest to Rhymes listed first.
- Alto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Archibald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Start
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mangham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Light
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Holly Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Dunn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Delhi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhymes, with the one closest to Rhymes listed first.
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vixen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhymes, with the one closest to Rhymes listed first.
- Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Baskin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baskinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Liddieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Winnsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crowville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Necessity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Swampers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Jigger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Extension
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Wisner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Parish
- Eros
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison Parish
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhymes, with the one closest to Rhymes listed first.
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Collinston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bastrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mer Rouge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhymes, with the one closest to Rhymes listed first.
- Pino Bayou Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Spanish City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Bosco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Swartz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leisure Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northpark Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- West Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Claiborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Fairbanks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhymes, with the one closest to Rhymes listed first.
- Ouachita City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Wilhite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- West Carroll Parish
- Epps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rhymes, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Rhymes.
Cemeteries Near Rhymes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhymes.
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 Rhymes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhymes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rhymes, with the one closest to Rhymes listed first.
- St. Luke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hall - Rhymes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rhymes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Archibald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Start Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thomason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Gwin Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wynn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Rhymes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rhymes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rhymes, with the one closest to Rhymes listed first.
- Alto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Charlieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
- Archibald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crew Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
- Mangham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Girard is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Millhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Rayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Bosco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Baskinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bee Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Bayou is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Bayou
- Sicard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sicard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicard
- Monroe
(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 Rhymes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhymes.
Newspapers Published in Rhymes ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhymes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhymes, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhymes.
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 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 Rhymes:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Richland Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- West Carroll 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 Rhymes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhymes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |