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 Silver Pine Village (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 Silver Pine Village. 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.
Name Variations for Silver Pine Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Silver Pine Village: Silver Pine Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Silver Pine Village 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 Silver Pine Village. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Pine Village:
- Caddo Parish (The home parish of Silver Pine Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Chateau Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Summer Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- South Towne Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Edgewood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Reisor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- Longwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Western Hills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Shreveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ellerbe Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Bienville Parish
- Armistead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Bossier City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Espanita Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Bodcau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Red Chute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Elm Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eastwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Haughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alden Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frierson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gloster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keachi
(18 miles [29 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
- Grand Cane
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Longstreet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Westdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Abington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Doyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dixie Inn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Harrison County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Waskom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elysian Fields
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Karnack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uncertain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Panola County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Panola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- De Berry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midyett
(24 miles [38.6 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 Silver Pine Village, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Silver Pine Village.
Cemeteries Near Silver Pine Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Pine Village.
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 Silver Pine Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Pine Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Forest Park West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shreveport.
- The Forest Park West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park Cemetery East
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67545 <2>
- McMillan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centuries Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carver Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
- The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park Cemetery East
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67544 <2>
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill St. Mary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Silver Pine Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Pine Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Pine Village, with the one closest to Silver Pine Village listed first.
- Reisor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- La Rosen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
- Jewella ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
- Flournoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shreveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bossier City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Curtis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Robson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Robson is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brownlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Blanchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Pine Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Pine Village.
Newspapers Published in Silver Pine Village ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Pine Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Pine Village, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Pine Village.
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 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 Silver Pine Village:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Caddo Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- De Soto Parish
- Red River Parish
- Webster Parish
- Harrison County
- Panola 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> | 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> | 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 Silver Pine Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Silver Pine Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |