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 Vienna (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 Vienna. 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 ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. 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 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Vienna is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish: Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Ouachita & Union.
Below are the parishes that are near Vienna. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vienna:
- Lincoln Parish (The home parish of Vienna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ruston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dubach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grambling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Choudrant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Hico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Averit ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bryceland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Gibsland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- English
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Bienville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arizona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Darley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Ansley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Cartwright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Quitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eros
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- North Hodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- East Hodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Frost Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Forksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Claiborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Lapine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- West Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Downsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Farmerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Lillie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spearsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Truxno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vienna, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Vienna.
Cemeteries Near Vienna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vienna.
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 Vienna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vienna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Colvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- The Unionville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvin Memorial Cemetery
- McGloughlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Autrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- G.H. Colvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.H. Colvin Cemetery
- The G.H. Colvin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colvin Family Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vienna had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Vienna had a population of 365 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ruston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Cedarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Simsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Choudrant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- D'Arbonne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Downsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vienna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vienna.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vienna ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vienna.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vienna. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vienna and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vienna.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Vienna.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Vienna:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Lincoln Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- 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> | 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 Vienna, 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' (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- Vienna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |