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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 Shipp (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 Shipp. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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 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 north 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.

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

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of Shipp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shipp, with the one closest to Shipp listed first.
    • Longwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Blanchard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mooringsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oil City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Longwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Western Hills Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belcher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reisor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Shreveport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Pine Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Bethany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Chateau Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shipp, with the one closest to Shipp listed first.
    • Bossier City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Benton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkland Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Alden Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Espanita Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Bodcau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Eastwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Bellevue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Fillmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Plain Dealing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Haughton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shipp, with the one closest to Shipp listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gloster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Keachi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Frierson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller County (AR)
    • Capps City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
  • Cass County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shipp, with the one closest to Shipp listed first.
    • McLeod
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kildare
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Huffins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shipp, with the one closest to Shipp listed first.
    • Waskom
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Jonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Uncertain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Karnack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Scottsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Elysian Fields
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pope City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Woodlawn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Marshall is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
    • Nesbitt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
  • Marion County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shipp, with the one closest to Shipp listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lodi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Panola County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shipp, with the one closest to Shipp listed first.
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • De Berry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Midyett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett

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

Cemeteries Near Shipp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shipp.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Republican Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Swanson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walker Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Restland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blocker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Motley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Greenwood.
      • The Forest Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walden Ferry Road Cemetery
      • Whitworth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141248 <2>
    • Round Grove Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Longwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Latex
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Latex is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latex
  • Blanchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mooringsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Waskom
    (9 miles [14.5 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>
  • Jonesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Flournoy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • Reisor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
  • Shreveport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownlee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Vanceville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
    • Scottsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bethany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Shipp ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shipp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shipp, 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 Shipp.

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 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 Shipp:

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>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.
<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- Shipp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Shipp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.