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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Wise. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wise to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wise, please Contact Us.

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 Wise (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 Wise. 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 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Wise is historic, it would have been located within present day Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish: Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Ouachita & Union.

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

  • Lincoln Parish     (The home parish of Wise)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wise, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
    • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
      • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Hico
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Dubach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
      • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <3>
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Vienna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Grambling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Simsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
      • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <3>
    • Cedarton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
      • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Ruston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Choudrant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
      • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <3>
    • Sibley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sibley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wise, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibsland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
      • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <3>
    • Bryceland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Mount Lebanon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Taylor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
    • Liberty Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
    • Bienville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • English
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for English. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
    • Sparta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wise, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
    • Sugar Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Lisbon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Weldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Arizona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arizona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Summerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Athens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Darley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Homer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
    • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wards Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
      • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Junction City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Holly Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Gordon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Blackburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wise, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
    • Ansley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
    • Cartwright
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cartwright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
      • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
    • Quitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Eros
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eros have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <3>
    • East Hodge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • North Hodge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
    • Hodge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
      • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <3>
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wise, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
    • Frost Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
      • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Eureka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Indian Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Calhoun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <3>
    • Forksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
      • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wise, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
    • Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
      • Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
    • Bernice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pisgah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Union Parish
    • Lillie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Spearsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Downsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Farmerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
      • Farmerville is located in Union Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <3>
    • Truxno
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truxno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
      • Truxno is located in Union Parish
    • Wilhite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
      • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
    • Oakland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Union Parish
  • Union County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wise, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
    • Junction City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
      • Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
    • Scotland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
    • Dodge City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Wise ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wise.

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 Wise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Autrey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Autrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Autrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unionville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unionville Cemetery
    • The Unionville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvin Memorial Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tubb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tubb Cemetery
    • The Tubb Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tubbs Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (284 more) ...
    • Trussell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Colvin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Wise in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wise.

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

  • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
    • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Hico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
    • Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
  • Sugar Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Shiloh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Union Parish
  • Lisbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Aycock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aycock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
    • Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Simsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
    • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <3>
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
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    • Weldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Ruston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
      • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish

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

Newspapers Published in Wise ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wise.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wise, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wise.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wise:

The official website for Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.org/

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 Wise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Wise) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6960, Longitude: -92.7307       In this case, the coordinates for Wise have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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