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A visit to the Black Bayou 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 Black Bayou Cemetery ...

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

32.8493, -93.9599

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

The Black Bayou Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Caddo Parish is located in Shreveport. Shreveport lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Black Bayou Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Black Bayou Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Black Bayou Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Centerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Chapelwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Chapelwood Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood Cemetery
  • Monterey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Monterey Cemetery is located in Marion County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Cemetery
  • Rang Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rang Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rang Cemetery
  • Burks - Hart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hosston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hosston Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosston Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Gray Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Marion County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Josey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Josey Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josey Cemetery
  • Core Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Core Cemetery is located in Marion County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Core Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Jefferson (TX).
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Core Cemetery (located 68 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3037 <5>
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    • Core Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Core Cemetery is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Core Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Jefferson (TX).
      • The Core Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Core African American Cemetery
      • Gethsemane Core Cemetery
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Core Cemetery (located 69 miles to the north).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451858 <5>
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Slaughter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Slaughter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Rodessa.
      • The Slaughter Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rodessa Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68985 <5>
    • Good Exchange Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Good Exchange Cemetery is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Exchange Cemetery
    • Baugass Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Baugass Cemetery is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugass Cemetery
    • Rambo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Rambo Cemetery is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo Cemetery
    • Egypt Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Egypt Hill Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Hill Cemetery
    • New Egypt Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Bayou Cemetery.

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

  • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Vivian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hosston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilliam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Oil City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rodessa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Frog Level ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • McLeod
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Zylks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
  • Belcher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mooringsport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Capps City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
    • Missionary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
    • Uncertain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alden Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Huffins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • Plain Dealing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Benton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Black Bayou Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caddo Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Black Bayou Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Caddo 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 Black Bayou Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #533170  (Black Bayou Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533170 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: Caddo
      • Est. Elev: 84 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vivian South
      • Location given for Black Bayou Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8493064     Lon: -93.9599029
      • 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 Caddo, 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 from Point A (ie- Black Bayou 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.
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