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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 Truxno (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 Truxno. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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/counties 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Truxno is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.

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

  • Union Parish     (The home parish of Truxno)
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truxno, with the one closest to Truxno listed first.
    • Junction City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
    • Weldon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truxno, with the one closest to Truxno listed first.
    • Dubach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Unionville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sibley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
    • Vienna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Choudrant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Morehouse Parish
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truxno, with the one closest to Truxno listed first.
    • Eureka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Frost Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
    • Sterlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbanks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Calhoun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Forksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Ashley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truxno, with the one closest to Truxno listed first.
    • Meridian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • West Crossett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
    • Crossett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Crossett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
  • Bradley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truxno, with the one closest to Truxno listed first.
    • Moro Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Blanchton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturgis ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sturgis is located in Bradley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Union County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truxno, with the one closest to Truxno listed first.
    • Strong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lapile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Urbana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Huttig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Felsenthal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Junction City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Scotland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Crain City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Crain City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
    • Perdue City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Perdue City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
    • El Dorado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Truxno ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Truxno.

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

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

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

  • Birds Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Tennessee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Free Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rabun Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Truxno in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Truxno.

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

  • Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Conway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Conway is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Oakland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Farmerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Spearsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lapile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsboro is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Shiloh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Caledonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Caledonia is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Moselys Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
    • Colsons ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Colsons is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
    • New London
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • New London is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London

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

Newspapers Published in Truxno ...

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 Truxno.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Truxno, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Truxno.

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 Truxno:

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>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 Truxno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Truxno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.