Welcome to Wards Mill ...
So far, we found very little information about Wards Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wards Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wards Mill, please Contact Us.
Wards Mill would have been located within present day Claiborne Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wards Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Wards Mill: Wards Ml. (or less commonly used: Wards Mll.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wards Mill for more information about variations on the name of Wards Mill.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wards Mill is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Wards Mill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Wards Mill was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities Also Named Wards Mill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wards Mill - they are located in Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wards Mill.
Communities near Wards Mill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wards Mill.
- El Dorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in Union County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <5>
- Bernice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Bernice is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <5>
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <5>
- Spearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Spearsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <5>
- Lillie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
- Lillie is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <5>
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Summerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Weldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wards Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wards Mill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wards Mill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wards Mill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wards Mill. See our Newspapers Page for Wards Mill.
Adding Wards Mill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wards Mill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wards Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wards Mill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wards Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wards Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Wards Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Wards Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |