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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 Weil (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 Weil. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Weil is located in Rapides Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Rapides Parish: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches & Vernon.

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

  • Rapides Parish     (The home parish of Weil)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weil, with the one closest to Weil listed first.
    • Alexandria Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alexandria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pineville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Anandale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyce
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
      • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <1>
    • Gardner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <1>
    • Tioga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Hot Wells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ball
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <1>
    • Woodworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Moreland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <1>
  • Allen Parish
    • Pawnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pawnee
      • From Weil to Pawnee
  • Avoyelles Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weil, with the one closest to Weil listed first.
    • Center Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <1>
    • North Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Point
      • From Weil to North Point
    • Effie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Egg Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egg Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
      • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Egg Bend
      • From Weil to Egg Bend
    • Moncla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Vick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weil, with the one closest to Weil listed first.
    • Creola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Stay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairmount
      • From Weil to Fairmount
    • Bentley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Prong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
      • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <1>
    • Fishville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fishville
      • From Weil to Fishville
    • Antonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weil, with the one closest to Weil listed first.
    • Marco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marco
      • From Weil to Marco
    • Gorum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
      • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <1>
    • Cloutierville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Derry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Derry
      • From Weil to Derry
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weil, with the one closest to Weil listed first.
    • Leander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leander
      • From Weil to Leander
    • Lacamp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Simpson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <1>
    • Hicks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Weil ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weil.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Belgard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belgard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belgard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newlight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newlight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newlight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McNutt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNutt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McNutt Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNutt Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNutt Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anandale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anandale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anandale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Labat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Labat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Labat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (193 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Weil had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rapides
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapides have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
  • Alexandria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Boyce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <1>
  • Milford ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
  • Moreland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fairmount
    • From Weil to Fairmount
  • Hemphill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemphill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hemphill
    • From Weil to Hemphill
  • Elmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
  • Melder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melder
    • Melder is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melder <1>
  • Lamourie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamourie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
    • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Weil ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weil.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weil, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weil.

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 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 Weil:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weil. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Weil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weil) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3118, Longitude: -92.5613       In this case, the coordinates for Weil have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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