A visit to the Bankston 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 Bankston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bankston Cemetery:
30.9580, -90.2040
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bankston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bankston Cemetery is located in Washington Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Washington Parish is located in Franklinton. Franklinton lies just to the south southeast of the Bankston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bankston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bankston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bankston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Bickham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bickham Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickham Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Maples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Seale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Seale Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Turner Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Franklinton.
- The Turner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kemp Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323171 <5>
- Bulloch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bulloch Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bankston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bankston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunny Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Smithburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Franklinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Tylertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Osyka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Enon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Chatawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Holmesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Kentwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tangipahoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fluker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Husser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bacots
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bacots is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Kokomo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Varnado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Angie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Bankston 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 Bankston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bankston Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Roseland
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 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 Bankston 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 Bankston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #532307 (Bankston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #532307 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: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clifton
- Location given for Bankston Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9579587 Lon: -90.2039782
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bankston 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. |