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 (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. 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 hospitals and 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.
Shady is located in Bienville 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 Bienville Parish: Bossier, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Shady. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shady:
- Bienville Parish (The home parish of Shady)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady, with the one closest to Shady listed first.
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Saline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lucky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Burkplace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bienville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Alberta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Castor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bryceland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady, with the one closest to Shady listed first.
- Hodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Hodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ansley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Cartwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Eros
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady, with the one closest to Shady listed first.
- Grambling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Simsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ruston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady, with the one closest to Shady listed first.
- Goldonna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Campti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caspari ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
- Clarence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grappes Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Powhatan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady, with the one closest to Shady listed first.
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Hall Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Coushatta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Webster Parish
- Heflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady, with the one closest to Shady listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Gansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Dodson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Calvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Couley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Couley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
- Joyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winnfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sikes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitford is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
- Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shady, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Shady.
Cemeteries Near Shady ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shady.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shady covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shady, with the one closest to Shady listed first.
- Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gansville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Henrys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galilee Cemetery
- Gallilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goldonna Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shady.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shady, with the one closest to Shady listed first.
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Saline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Blume
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blume is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
- Burkplace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Brown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brown is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Chestnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Bienville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Gaars Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shady. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady.
Newspapers Published in Shady ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shady, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shady.
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Bienville Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster Parish
- Winn 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> | 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, 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 from Point A (ie- Shady) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |