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 Shady Park (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 Shady Park. 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/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors 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 parishes/counties 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 parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shady Park is located in Bossier 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 Bossier Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bienville, Caddo, Red River & Webster.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Shady Park. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shady Park:
- Bossier Parish (The home parish of Shady Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Eastwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Bodcau
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Espanita Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Red Chute
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Fillmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Haughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bossier City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Armistead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Ringgold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Caddo Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Normandy Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Shreveport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellerbe Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Chateau Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Silver Pine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Summer Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Longwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Edgewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Reisor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- South Towne Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Blanchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Western Hills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Blackburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Darley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Frierson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stonewall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gloster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Westdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Hall Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Doyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie Inn
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Yellow Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dubberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cotton Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sarepta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cullen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (TX)
- Waskom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shady Park, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Shady Park.
Cemeteries Near Shady Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shady Park.
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 Shady Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shady Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fillmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haughton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Shady Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shady Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Park, with the one closest to Shady Park listed first.
- Bodcau
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Haughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Brownlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Bossier City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Doyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vanceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Shreveport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jewella ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Robson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Robson is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
- Dorcheat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
- La Rosen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shady Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Park.
Newspapers Published in Shady Park ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shady Park, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shady Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Shady Park:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Bossier Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caddo Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- De Soto Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster Parish
- Harrison County
- 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> | 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 Shady Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |