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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 Twin Oaks (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 Twin Oaks. 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.

Twin Oaks is located in Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish: Ashley (AR), Chicot (AR), Union (AR), Ouachita, Richland, Union & West Carroll.

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

  • Morehouse Parish     (The home parish of Twin Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
    • Brodnax ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
    • Bonita
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mer Rouge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jones
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bastrop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Collinston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Oak Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
    • Sterlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairbanks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Swartz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Northpark Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
    • Spanish City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Richland Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
    • Start
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Holly Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
    • Ouachita City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
    • Haile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Haile is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • West Carroll Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
    • Fiske
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
    • Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
    • Oak Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Darnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
    • Epps
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
    • Kilbourne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Ashley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Meridian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Wilmot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Crossett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Crossett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
    • West Crossett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
    • Parkdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hamburg is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>
    • Portland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradley County (AR)
    • Blanchton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
    • Felsenthal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Huttig
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Bolding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding

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

Cemeteries Near Twin Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Oaks.

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 Twin Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cooper Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Neamon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Causey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunmore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Morehouse Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mer Rouge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Extra UMC Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra UMC Cemetery
    • The Extra UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Extra Cemetery
    • Extra Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53838 <2>
  • Bastrop City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...

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

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

  • Brodnax ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Causey ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
  • Bonita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mer Rouge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jones
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bastrop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elon ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
  • Cleora ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
  • Doss ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Doss is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Oak Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ouachita City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
  • De Siard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Parkdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hamburg is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>
    • Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Twin Oaks ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Oaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Oaks, 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 Twin Oaks.

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 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 Twin Oaks:

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 Twin Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Twin Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.