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A visit to the Banks 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 Banks Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banks Cemetery:

32.7693, -93.3846

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

The Banks Cemetery is located in Webster Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Webster Parish is located in Minden. Minden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Banks Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Banks Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Banks Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Edwards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Coyle Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle Cemetery
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Coyle Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle Cemetery
  • Flaherty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Flaherty Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty Cemetery
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Crow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
    • Growing Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Growing Valley Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growing Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Growing Valley Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Minden.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548571 <5>
    • Newsom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Newsom Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
    • Emma Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emma Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    • Baten Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Baten Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baten Cemetery
    • Ratcliff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Banks Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cotton Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
  • Sarepta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Blackburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Dixie Inn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Minden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shongaloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Dykesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cullen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fillmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Springhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Doyline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sibley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Haughton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dubberly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Welcome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Red Chute
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Homer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
    • Haynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Western
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
    • Alden Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge

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 Banks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banks Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Banks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Webster 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 Banks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #540882  (Banks Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540882 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: Webster
      • Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cotton Valley
      • Location given for Banks Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7693112     Lon: -93.3846158
      • 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 Webster, 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' (or 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- Banks 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.