Namimg of Town of Archibald in Richland Parish Louisiana Submitted by Dot Golliher after an interview with Bob Archibald, great grandson of Jasper Archibald. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** How the Town of Archibald Got Its Name Thomas Theodore Archibald migrated to Richland Parish Louisiana from Alabama prior to the Civil War. In about 1871 he was joined here by two brothers, Josiah Burton Archibald and James Barnett Archibald they settled in the somewhat southern portion of the parish . These three farmed the fertile lands of Richland Parish and raised their families in that area. Josiah Burton had a son Jasper who was living in the area after Josiah's death in 1890. In 1892 the railroad was put through the parish and chose Jasper's yard was the site chosen for building a depot for the little town. The railroad officials wanted to name the site for Jasper but he asked them to use the family name rather than his given name and to name the town Archibald. So this is how the town of Archibald got its name. For over 100 years the Archibald family has remained in the area being influential citizens and proprietors. As an interesting note a great grandson of Jasper along with his family now reside in the same home Jasper lived in some 100 years ago.