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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 Sentell (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 Sentell. 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 Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 counties/parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Sentell is located in Caddo 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 Caddo Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bossier, De Soto, Red River, Cass (TX), Harrison (TX), Marion (TX) & Panola (TX).

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

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of Sentell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sentell, with the one closest to Sentell listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belcher
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mooringsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shreveport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Longwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Gilliam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oil City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Normandy Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Western Hills Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Longwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Chateau Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sentell, with the one closest to Sentell listed first.
    • Benton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alden Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Parkland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bossier City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Espanita Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Bodcau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Eastwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Bellevue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Princeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fillmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Haughton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sentell, with the one closest to Sentell listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Frierson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sentell, with the one closest to Sentell listed first.
    • Doyline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sarepta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Inn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Minden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Yellow Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Sibley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cullen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller County (AR)
    • Capps City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
  • Cass County (TX)
    • McLeod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sentell, with the one closest to Sentell listed first.
    • Waskom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <1>
    • Uncertain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jonesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Karnack
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Scottsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Elysian Fields
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pope City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
  • Panola County (TX)
    • Panola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sentell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sentell.

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

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

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

  • Light Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton Community Club Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Red River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carolina Bluff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Round Grove Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pilkinson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Player Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Vanceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
  • Benton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownlee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Alden Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
  • Mooringsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Shreveport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bossier City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughes is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Longwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • Midway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Midway is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bodcau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Latex
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Latex is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latex
    • Flournoy
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Sentell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sentell.

Newspapers Published in Sentell ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sentell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sentell, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sentell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sentell:

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>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 Sentell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sentell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.