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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 Spaulding (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 Spaulding. 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.

Spaulding is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish: Catahoula, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Ouachita, Richland & Winn.

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

  • Caldwell Parish     (The home parish of Spaulding)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spaulding, with the one closest to Spaulding listed first.
    • Kelly
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clarks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grayson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Banks Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Columbia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Vixen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
  • Catahoula Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spaulding, with the one closest to Spaulding listed first.
    • Rosefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Aimwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Rhinehart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisonburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Utility
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
    • Jonesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Franklin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spaulding, with the one closest to Spaulding listed first.
    • Extension
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
    • Fort Necessity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Liddieville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
    • Jigger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Elam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Winnsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spaulding, with the one closest to Spaulding listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Antonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spaulding, with the one closest to Spaulding listed first.
    • Zoar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Chatham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spaulding, with the one closest to Spaulding listed first.
    • Standard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Olla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
    • Urania
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tullos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Zenoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Trout
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <1>
    • Sharp Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spaulding, with the one closest to Spaulding listed first.
    • Cuba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Bosco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Lapine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spaulding, with the one closest to Spaulding listed first.
    • Flat Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Newport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Sikes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Joyce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Winnfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dodson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Spaulding ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spaulding.

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

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Tidwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hargrove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Benson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Olla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McBroom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Star Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Spaulding in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spaulding.

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

  • Holum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holum is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holum
  • Copenhagen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Cotton Plant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Rosefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Columbia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Newport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Hickory Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Aimwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Enterprise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Corey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
    • Manifest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest

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

Newspapers Published in Spaulding ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spaulding.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spaulding, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spaulding.

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 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 Spaulding:

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 Spaulding, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spaulding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.