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A visit to the Alexander Memorial Gardens ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Alexander Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Memorial Gardens:

31.1866, -92.5054

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Alexander Memorial Gardens is located in Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies just to the north northeast of the Alexander Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Sunrise Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cloverdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
  • Woodworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
  • Anandale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Anandale Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale Cemetery
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
  • Figgins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Figgins Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgins Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Wilmer Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Martin Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carnal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Carnal Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnal Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Mark Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
    • Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Paul Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
    • Ballard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
    • Lecompte Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lecompte Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte Cemetery
    • Linzay Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Linzay Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linzay Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Sunlight Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunlight Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Alexandria.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2701834 <5>
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Woodworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Moreland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Anandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
  • Alexandria Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
  • Alexandria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forest Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Weil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
  • Lecompte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Whittington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
  • Pineville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Longleaf
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Loyd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Kolin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McNary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Tioga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hineston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Glenmora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ruby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Libuse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Creola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Hot Wells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Hemphill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Alexander Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Rapides Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alexandria
  • Glenmora
  • Lecompte
  • Pineville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alexander Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Rapides Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Alexander Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #546958  (Alexander Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #546958 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • Parish: Rapides
      • Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Woodworth West
      • Location given for Alexander Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 31.1865746     Lon: -92.5054159
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Alexander Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.