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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 Worsham Crossing (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 Worsham Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Worsham Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Worsham Crossing: Worsham Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

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 north 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.

Worsham Crossing is located in Winn 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 Winn Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, La Salle & Natchitoches.

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

  • Winn Parish     (The home parish of Worsham Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worsham Crossing, with the one closest to Worsham Crossing listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Whitford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Couley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Winnfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Maurice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Calvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Joyce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethlehem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Coldwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Hudson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Dodson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Flat Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Gansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worsham Crossing, with the one closest to Worsham Crossing listed first.
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Montgomery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dry Prong
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bentley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Antonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Pollock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Creola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Fishville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worsham Crossing, with the one closest to Worsham Crossing listed first.
    • Zenoria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
    • Tullos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Urania
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Olla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worsham Crossing, with the one closest to Worsham Crossing listed first.
    • Marco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Cloutierville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Natchez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Derry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Goldonna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Natchitoches
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Flora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <1>
    • Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Chestnut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worsham Crossing, with the one closest to Worsham Crossing listed first.
    • Lena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Zimmerman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Boyce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Flatwoods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hot Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ball
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Worsham Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worsham Crossing.

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 Worsham Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Verda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda Cemetery
    • The Verda Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Baptist Church of Verda Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222776 <2>
  • Iatt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Swindelly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dartigo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kimbrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Melton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (149 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 Worsham Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Worsham Crossing.

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

  • Atlanta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Iatt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Iatt is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt
  • Mount Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Black Creek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Couley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Montgomery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunica ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunica is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Winnfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Maurice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Trichell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
  • Colfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bermuda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Coldwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloutierville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Worsham Crossing ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worsham Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Worsham Crossing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Worsham Crossing.

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 Worsham Crossing:

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 Worsham Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Worsham Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.