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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 Roy (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 Roy. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Roy is located in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: Bossier, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster & Winn.

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

  • Bienville Parish     (The home parish of Roy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
    • Alberta
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
    • Castor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Burkplace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
    • Lucky
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jamestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
    • Sparta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
    • Ringgold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <2>
    • Bienville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
    • Bryceland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryceland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Mount Lebanon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • English
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
    • Atkins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
    • Elm Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Haughton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
      • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <2>
  • Claiborne Parish
    • Athens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • De Soto Parish
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
    • Hodge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
      • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <2>
    • East Hodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jonesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
    • North Hodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Quitman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ansley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
  • Lincoln Parish
    • Simsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
      • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <2>
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Chestnut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Goldonna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldonna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldonna
      • Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldonna <2>
    • Campti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campti have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
    • Powhatan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Clarence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
    • Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
    • Martin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Hall Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
      • Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <2>
    • Halfway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
    • Edgefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • East Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
    • Coushatta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
    • Westdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
    • Abington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
    • Hanna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
    • Lake End
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake End have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
    • Heflin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heflin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
      • Heflin is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <2>
    • Yellow Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
    • Dubberly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubberly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubberly
      • Dubberly is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubberly <2>
    • Sibley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
    • Doyline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyline
      • Doyline is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doyline <2>
    • Dixie Inn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Minden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Gansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Bethlehem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
    • Calvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <2>
    • Dodson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
      • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Roy ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roy, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roy.

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 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 Roy:

Cemeteries Near Roy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roy.

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 Roy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • New Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Ebenezer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Castor.
    • The New Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960131 <4>
  • Old Castor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Luke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Newman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
  • Stafford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
  • Wimberly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wimberly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wimberly Cemetery
  • Bryan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Cemetery
  • Huggins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huggins Cemetery
  • Hathorn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathorn Cemetery
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
  • Burt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Cemetery
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Social Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Social Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Social Springs Cemetery
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Pickett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett 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.<5>

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

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

  • Brown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
  • Burkplace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
  • Blume
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
    • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
  • Sparta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
  • Ringgold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <2>
  • Chestnut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Bienville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
  • Armistead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armistead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
  • East Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • East Point is located in Red River Parish
  • Pine Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
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    • Bear Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
    • Liberty Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
    • Coushatta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Bienville Parish: www.bienvilleparish.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Roy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2240, Longitude: -93.1521       In this case, the coordinates for Roy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Roy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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