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A visit to the Big Woods 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 Big Woods Cemetery ...

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

30.2699, -93.5071

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

The Big Woods Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Calcasieu Parish is located in Lake Charles. Lake Charles lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Big Woods Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Woods Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Big Woods Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Benevolent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Benevolent Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Cemetery
  • Granger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Granger Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Roseland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Roseland Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
  • Royer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Royer Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
  • H.J. Moss Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The H.J. Moss Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for H.J. Moss Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the H.J. Moss Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Sulphur.
    • The H.J. Moss Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calcasieu Cemetery
    • Moss Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68268 <5>
  • Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Carlyss.
    • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mimosa - Pines Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68231 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Comier Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Comier Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comier Cemetery
    • Farqurar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Farqurar Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farqurar Cemetery
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Perkins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Dequincy.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68548 <5>
    • Rigmaiden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rigmaiden Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigmaiden Cemetery
    • Archie Clark Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Archie Clark Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie Clark Cemetery
      • The Archie Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clark Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • Fountain Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fountain Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
    • Alston Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alston Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Big Woods Cemetery.

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

  • Edgerly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Vinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <6>
  • Sulphur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Starks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Carlyss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Helme
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Dequincy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Westlake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Deweyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Prien
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
  • Lake Charles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ararat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Pinehurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • Moss Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lemonville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
    • West Orange
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greinwich Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Hackberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Mauriceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Texla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Texla is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
    • Ragley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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 Big Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calcasieu Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Big Woods Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Calcasieu 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 Big Woods Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #542018  (Big Woods Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542018 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: Calcasieu
      • Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lunita
      • Location given for Big Woods Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.2699268     Lon: -93.5071031
      • 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 Calcasieu, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Woods 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.