A visit to the Ballview 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 Ballview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ballview Cemetery:
31.3332, -93.0432
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ballview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ballview Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Vernon Parish is located in Leesville. Leesville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ballview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ballview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ballview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ballview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Comrade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Comrade Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comrade Cemetery
- Welcome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Kile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kile Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kile Cemetery
- Folly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Folly Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Cemetery
- Pine Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Booty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Booty Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booty Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
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- Schorn Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Schorn Brook Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schorn Brook Cemetery
- Gorum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gorum Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum Cemetery
- New Kisatchie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The New Kisatchie Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kisatchie Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Glass Window Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Glass Window Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Window Cemetery
- Mayo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayo Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Holton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Noel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flatwoods Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Flatwoods.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960128 <5>
- Botton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Botton Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ballview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ballview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alco is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Mora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kurthwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Gorum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lacamp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Sieper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hemphill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Cloutierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Fort Polk North
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
- Leander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leander is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Anacoco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Fertitta Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
- Hot Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
- Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Flora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Ballview Cemetery. The following communities are located in Vernon Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ballview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ballview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 Ballview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #558138 (Ballview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #558138 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Simpson North
- Location given for Ballview Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3332333 Lon: -93.0432161
- 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 Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballview Cemetery) 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. |