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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 Superior (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 Superior. 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 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 counties/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 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.

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

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of Superior)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
    • Vivian
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oil City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Gilliam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hosston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mooringsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Belcher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodessa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
    • Zylks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
    • Ida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Alden Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Benton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plain Dealing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ivan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
    • Bossier City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkland Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bellevue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Espanita Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Bodcau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Eastwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
  • Lafayette County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Gin City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
    • Bradley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <1>
    • Walnut Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Miller County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Capps City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
    • Doddridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fouke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <1>
  • Cass County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • McLeod
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Huffins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • Kildare
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bivins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Atlanta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Queen City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Linden is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <1>
    • Springdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Red Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Uncertain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Karnack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Pope City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Waskom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Scottsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Marion County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Superior, with the one closest to Superior listed first.
    • Lodi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kellyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Sarber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber

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

Cemeteries Near Superior ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Superior.

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

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

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

  • Hancock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Bayou Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Burks - Hart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rang Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Monterey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chapelwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Core Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Core Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Jefferson (TX).
    • The Core Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Core African American Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Core Cemetery
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Core Cemetery (located 69 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451858 <2>
  • Gray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Core Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Core Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Jefferson (TX).
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Core Cemetery (located 68 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3037 <2>
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hosston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rambo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Superior in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Superior.

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

  • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Mooringsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Frog Level ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Smithland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Smithland is located in Marion County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Collinsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Collinsburg is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsburg
  • Era ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Era is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
  • Missionary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
  • Latex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Latex is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latex
  • Alden Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
  • Hughes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hughes is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Huffins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blanchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plain Dealing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Superior ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Superior.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Superior, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Superior.

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 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 Superior:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Superior) 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 Superior, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.