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 Routon (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 Routon. 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 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.

Routon is located in La Salle Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of La Salle Parish: Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Grant, Rapides & Winn.

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

• La Salle Parish     (The home parish of Routon)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Routon, with the one closest to Routon listed first.
  • Jena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <2>
  • Midway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
  • Summerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
  • Trout
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
    • Trout is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <2>
  • Sharp Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
    • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
  • Zenoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
    • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
  • Olla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
    • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <2>
  • Standard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
  • Urania
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
    • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <2>
  • Tullos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
    • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <2>
• Avoyelles Parish
  • North Point
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
• Caldwell Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Routon, with the one closest to Routon listed first.
  • Kelly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelly <2>
  • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Clarks
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <2>
  • Grayson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <2>
  • Banks Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Columbia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
• Catahoula Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Routon, with the one closest to Routon listed first.
  • Rhinehart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rhinehart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
    • Rhinehart is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinehart <2>
  • Aimwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aimwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
    • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <2>
  • Utility
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utility. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
    • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Rosefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Harrisonburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
    • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <2>
  • Jonesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
  • Trinity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Enterprise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Parhams
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Sicily Island
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Greenville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Wildwood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
• Concordia Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Routon, with the one closest to Routon listed first.
  • Wildsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsville
    • Wildsville is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildsville <2>
  • Chevey Chase
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chevey Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
    • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
  • Athlone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
  • Dunbarton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
  • Armagh
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
    • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
  • Monterey
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
  • West Ferriday
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
    • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
  • Ferriday
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
    • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <2>
  • Clayton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
• Franklin Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Routon, with the one closest to Routon listed first.
  • Fort Necessity
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Necessity
    • Fort Necessity is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Necessity <2>
  • Elam
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jigger
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jigger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jigger
    • Jigger is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jigger <2>
  • Wisner
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
    • Wisner is located in Franklin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <2>
• Grant Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Routon, with the one closest to Routon listed first.
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
  • Fishville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
  • Antonia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
  • Pollock
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <2>
  • Bentley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Bentley is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <2>
  • Dry Prong
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
    • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <2>
  • Stay
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Stay is located in Grant Parish
  • Black Creek ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
• Rapides Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Routon, with the one closest to Routon listed first.
  • Deville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deville
    • Deville is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deville <2>
  • Ball
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <2>
  • Libuse
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libuse
    • Libuse is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libuse <2>
  • Tioga
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Tioga is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <2>
• Winn Parish
  • Flat Creek
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish

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

Cemeteries Near Routon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Routon.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Jackson Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hair Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hair Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Jena Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jena Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67884 <4>
• Oak Grove Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Dempsey Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dempsey Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dempsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Renfrow Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renfrow Cemetery
• Nolley Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Penecost Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penecost Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penecost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pritchard Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchard Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pine Grove Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242901 <4>
• Alexander Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Girlinghouse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girlinghouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girlinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forsyth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forsyth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forsyth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

• Rhinehart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rhinehart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
  • Rhinehart is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinehart <2>
• Manifest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manifest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
  • Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
• Aimwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aimwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <2>
• Lavacco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavacco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavacco
  • Lavacco is located in Catahoula Parish
• Utility
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utility. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
  • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
• Rosefield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
• Jonesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
• Trinity
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
• Harrisonburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <2>
• Enterprise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
• Chevey Chase
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chevey Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
  • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
• Glade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Glade is located in Catahoula Parish
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  • Security
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Security have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Security is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Lismore
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lismore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
    • Lismore is located in Concordia Parish
  • Holum
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holum
    • Holum is located in Caldwell Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Routon ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Routon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Routon, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Routon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Routon:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to La Salle Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Concordia Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Franklin Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Grant Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Rapides Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Winn Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of La Salle Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of La Salle Parish

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Routon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/