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 Three States (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 Three States. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most 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 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 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.
Three States 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 Three States. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three States:
- Caddo Parish (The home parish of Three States)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Zylks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Rodessa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Vivian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Missionary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Hosston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mooringsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Plain Dealing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alden Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Gin City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Capps City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Doddridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fouke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Rondo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Sulphur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Redwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Wake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
- Texarkana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- McLeod
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Bloomburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bivins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Queen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kildare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Domino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Douglassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avinger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Uncertain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Karnack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pope City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Marion County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Sarber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Three States, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Three States.
Cemeteries Near Three States ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three States.
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 Three States - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three States covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Slaughter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slaughter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Rodessa.
- The Slaughter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rodessa Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68985 <3>
- Josey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Exchange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baugass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Atlanta (TX).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6664 <3>
- Chapelwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rambo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Three States in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three States.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three States, with the one closest to Three States listed first.
- Era ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Era is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Huffins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bivins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Queen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Missionary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Lanark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Kildare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Smithland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland is located in Marion County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boggy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boggy is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three States. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three States.
Newspapers Published in Three States ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three States.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three States, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three States.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Three States:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Caddo Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bossier Parish
- Lafayette County
- Miller County
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Harrison County
- Marion 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> | 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- Three States) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Three States, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |