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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 Sparta (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 Sparta. 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 southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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 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 parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sparta is located in Bienville Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes 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 Sparta. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sparta:

  • Bienville Parish     (The home parish of Sparta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Bienville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bryceland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jamestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
    • Mount Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Lucky
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Castor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burkplace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
    • Alberta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
    • Liberty Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
    • Gibsland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
      • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <1>
    • Ringgold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Taylor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Atkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
    • Haughton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
      • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <1>
    • Elm Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fillmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
    • Princeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <1>
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Athens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Arizona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arizona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Homer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Quitman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
      • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <1>
    • North Hodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Ansley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
    • East Hodge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jonesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <1>
    • Weston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Simsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
      • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <1>
    • Grambling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
      • Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <1>
    • Vienna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Ashland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Chestnut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Goldonna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldonna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldonna
      • Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldonna <1>
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Hall Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
      • Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <1>
    • Martin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • East Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
    • Halfway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
    • Edgefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Westdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
    • Coushatta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Abington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
    • Harmon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <1>
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Heflin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
      • Heflin is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <1>
    • Dubberly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubberly
      • Dubberly is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubberly <1>
    • Yellow Pine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
    • Sibley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <1>
    • Minden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie Inn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Doyline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyline
      • Doyline is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doyline <1>
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Gansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sparta ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sparta.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sparta. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sparta and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sparta.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Sparta.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sparta:

Cemeteries Near Sparta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sparta.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sparta Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
  • Camp Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
  • Old Castor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
  • Game Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Game Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Game Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Grove United Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Burt Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Mt. Gillard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillard Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Colbert Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colbert Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sparta had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bienville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bear Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
  • Blume
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
    • Blume is located in Bienville Parish
  • Mount Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Burkplace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
  • Ringgold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Gibsland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
    • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <1>
  • Taylor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
  • Brown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
  • Friendship
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
  • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Armistead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armistead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
    • Saline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
    • Arcadia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sparta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bienville Parish: www.bienvilleparish.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 from Point A (ie- Sparta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sparta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3672, Longitude: -93.0797       In this case, the coordinates for Sparta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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