A visit to the Alford Cemetery ...
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 Alford Cemetery ...
The Alford Cemetery is located in Washington Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bankston Cemetery
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- Bickham Cemetery
- The Bickham Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickham Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Bulloch Cemetery
- The Bulloch Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Connerley Cemetery
- The Connerley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Hinson Cemetery
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Magee Cemetery
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Maples Cemetery
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Morris Cemetery
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Schilling Cemetery
- The Schilling Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Seale Cemetery
- The Seale Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Turner Cemetery
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Turner Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Franklinton.
- The Turner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kemp Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323171 <3>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bacots
- Bacots is located in Pike County (MS)
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- Chatawa
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
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- Enon
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
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- Fluker
- Franklinton
- Henry City ‑ Historic
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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- Holmesville
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
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- Husser
- Kentwood
- Kokomo
- Magnolia
- Mount Hermon
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Osyka
- Pine
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
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- Popeville ‑ Historic
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
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- Roseland
- Smithburg
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
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- Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
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- Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
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- Tangipahoa
- Tylertown
- Wilmer
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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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 Alford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- Osyka
- Roseland
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Alford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #542046 (Alford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542046 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clifton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alford Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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