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 Tugwell (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 Tugwell. 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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 parishes/counties 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 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.
Tugwell 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 Tugwell. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tugwell:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Tugwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Truxno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Haile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lillie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Downsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Wilhite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Weldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson Parish
- Cartwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Cedarton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Dubach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Sibley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Averit ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Choudrant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ruston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morehouse Parish
- Bastrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frost Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Sterlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Fairbanks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northpark Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Claiborne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Leisure Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Meridian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- West Crossett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Crossett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Moro Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Blanchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Strong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huttig
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Lapile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Bolding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Felsenthal
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Urbana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lawson is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Scotland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Perdue City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perdue City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Crain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crain City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tugwell, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Tugwell.
Cemeteries Near Tugwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tugwell.
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 Tugwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tugwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Conway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Tennessee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rabun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baughman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Tugwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tugwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tugwell, with the one closest to Tugwell listed first.
- Conway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Farmerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Moselys Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Spearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- D'Arbonne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Lapile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Downsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tugwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tugwell.
Newspapers Published in Tugwell ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tugwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tugwell, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tugwell.
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 Tugwell:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Union 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> | 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 Tugwell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tugwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |