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 South Toledo Bend (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 South Toledo Bend. 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 South Toledo Bend ...
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 South Toledo Bend: S. Toledo Bnd.
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/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton County: Beauregard (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Sabine (LA), Vernon (LA), Jasper, Orange & Sabine.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near South Toledo Bend. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Toledo Bend:
- Newton County (The home county of South Toledo Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Toledo Bend, with the one closest to South Toledo Bend listed first.
- Toledo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Burkeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wiergate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shanklerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shanklerville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bon Wier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hughes is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Toledo Bend, with the one closest to South Toledo Bend listed first.
- Browndell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Browndell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sam Rayburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sabine County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Toledo Bend, with the one closest to South Toledo Bend listed first.
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Mason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Hemphill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pineland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Milam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bronson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosevine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- San Augustine County
- Powell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Beauregard Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Toledo Bend, with the one closest to South Toledo Bend listed first.
- Ludington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Merryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- DeRidder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ikes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
- Sabine Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Toledo Bend, with the one closest to South Toledo Bend listed first.
- Rock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Toro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Negreet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Florien
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
- Many
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Many is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
- Vernon Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Toledo Bend, with the one closest to South Toledo Bend listed first.
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anacoco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornbeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savage Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
- Westwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Fertitta Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
- New Llano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Billy Goat Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pickering
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Pinewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Toledo Bend, see our County-by-County Page for South Toledo Bend.
Cemeteries Near South Toledo Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Toledo Bend.
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 South Toledo Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Toledo Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Toledo Bend, with the one closest to South Toledo Bend listed first.
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Toledo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechgrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mattox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clark - Dickey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burr Ferry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Tanner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find South Toledo Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Toledo Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Toledo Bend, with the one closest to South Toledo Bend listed first.
- Toledo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Toro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Burkeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caney is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Farrsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
- Anacoco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Hemphill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Negreet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brookeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Milam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Toledo Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Toledo Bend.
Newspapers Published in South Toledo Bend ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Toledo Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Toledo Bend, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Toledo Bend.
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 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 South Toledo Bend:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Sabine County
- San Augustine County
- Beauregard Parish
- Sabine Parish
- Vernon Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 South Toledo Bend, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Toledo Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |