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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 Sibley (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 Sibley. 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 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 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 north 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.

Sibley is located in Webster 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 Webster Parish: Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Bienville, Bossier & Claiborne.

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

  • Webster Parish     (The home parish of Sibley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
    • Dubberly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dixie Inn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Yellow Pine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Minden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Heflin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Doyline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cotton Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sarepta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Shongaloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cullen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
    • Taylor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Armistead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Gibsland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ringgold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sparta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Bryceland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Castor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Alberta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Bienville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
    • Fillmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Haughton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eastwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Bellevue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bodcau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Espanita Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Atkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elm Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
    • Parkland Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bossier City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Normandy Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Shreveport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chateau Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
    • Holly Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Darley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Athens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Homer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Sugar Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Arizona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
    • Dykesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
    • Haynesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • De Soto Parish
  • Lincoln Parish
    • Simsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • Ashland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
    • Hall Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • East Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Westdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Halfway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Martin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people

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

Cemeteries Near Sibley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sibley.

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

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

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

  • Lane Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kennon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knottingham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keene Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Overton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (242 more) ...
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fuller Memorial Shrine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sibley had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Sibley had a population of 1,155 people.

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

  • Dubberly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Minden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Doyline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dorcheat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
  • Armistead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Taylor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Langston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
  • Haughton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gibsland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Holly Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Ringgold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Darley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Bellevue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue

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

Newspapers Published in Sibley ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sibley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sibley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sibley.

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 Sibley:

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 Sibley, 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- Sibley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.