DESCRIPTION OF WARD THREE, UNION PARISH LOUISIANA

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



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DESCRIPTION OF WARD THREE, UNION PARISH LOUISIANA
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Since the police jury redrew the Union Parish ward lines about 1860, Ward Three has 
included the northwestern portion of Union Parish, including the region surrouding 
the Town of Spearsville, most of the old Cherry Ridge community, and the Camp Creek 
Community down near Bayou Corney. From the 1860s until at least the 1880s, Ward 
Three included the entire northwestern corner of Union Parish.

Northern Boundary of Ward Three: 
   ++ the Arkansas/Louisiana line

Eastern Boundary of Ward Three: 
   ++ the western boundary line of Ward Six

Southern Boundary of Ward Three:
   ++ the northern boundary of Ward Four 

Southeastern Boundary of Ward Three:
   ++ from the 1860s until the mid-1900s, Ward Three bounded Ward One to the southeast; 
      however, since the police jury reduced the size of Ward One to the region immediately 
      surrounding Farmerville in the mid-1900s, Ward Three no longer borders Ward One

Western Boundard of Ward Three: 
   ++ 1860 - 1880s/1890s: 
         Ward Three included the entire northwestern portion of Union Parish, including 
         Spearsville, the portion of Junction City in Union Parish, and old Village of 
         Cherry Ridge. Thus, during this period the western boundary of Ward Three was 
         the Claiborne/Union Parish line.

   ++ 1880s/1890s - mid-1900s:
         The police jury put the extreme northwestern corner of the parish, including 
         the Union Parish portion of Junction City and probably the Randolph community, 
         into Ward Ten. During this period, the northwestern boundary of Ward Three was 
         the Ward Ten border, and the western boundary was the Claiborne Parish line. 
         Ward Ten was a relatively small region with a small population, and the bulk 
         of northwestern Union Parish remained in Ward Three.

   ++ mid-1900s - present:
         The police jury abolished Ward Ten, and put the thin vertical strip from 
         Junction City south to Bernice, running along each side of modern Highway 
         167 along the Claiborne Parish line, into Ward Nine (Ward Nine had 
         previously been located in southern Union Parish). The new Ward Nine 
         now includes the Union Parish portion of Junction City, the old railroad 
         community of Randolph, and the Town of Lille.


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


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