DESCRIPTION OF WARD SIX, UNION PARISH LOUISIANA

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. HUDSON, 5/2006



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DESCRIPTION OF WARD SIX, UNION PARISH LOUISIANA
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Since the original ward lines were redrawn in the 1860s, Ward Six has included the 
north/central region of Union Parish. 


Northern Boundary of Ward Six:
   ++ Arkansas/Louisiana State Line

Southern Boundary of Ward Six:
   ++ has alternated over the years between the boundaries of Wards One, Two, and Three, 
      depending on how the police jury has set the boundaries of those other wards

Eastern Boundary of Ward Six: 
   ++ Ward Two boundary line

Western Boundary of Ward Six: 
   ++ Ward Three boundary line


The first post office to open within Ward Six was that of Union Cross Roads, established 
on 7 May 1852 with Rev. George Everett serving as the first postmaster. Everett had 
established the Springhill Baptist Church in 1849 soon after he arrived from Perry County 
Alabama. He had apparently wanted to give the name of "Springhill" to his post office also, 
but that name was assigned one week earlier to an office in eastern Union Parish. Since 
the 1860 census called Everett's post office "Springhill", it may be that the locals 
referred to it as "Springhill" for a while, even though this was technically not the name 
for that post office. 

In 1874 the post office name changed from "Union Cross Roads" to "Oakland". More recent 
communities in Ward Six are Truxno, Conway, and Meridian. The Ward Six boundaries also 
included portions of the Cherry Ridge and Sadie communities.

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Sources: 
    Union Parish Police Jury Records
    Union Parish Federal Censuses and Enumerator's Explanations


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