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A visit to the Bradford 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 Bradford Cemetery ...

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

31.3730, -92.1260

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

The Bradford Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bradford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bradford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bradford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Paul Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
  • Burlew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Burlew Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlew Cemetery
  • Deville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Deville Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deville Cemetery
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Woodson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Woodson Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson Cemetery
  • Newell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Newell Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
  • Slocum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Slocum Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
  • Guillory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Guillory Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
  • Cole Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cole Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Lofton Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Libuse Czech Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Libuse Czech Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libuse Czech Cemetery
    • Hooper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hooper Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • French Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The French Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
    • Norris Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
    • Whatley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Whatley Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bradford Cemetery.

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

  • Deville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • North Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
  • Center Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
  • Effie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Moncla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
  • Kolin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Libuse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ruby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharp Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
  • Egg Bend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
  • Ball
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <6>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Whittington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
    • Marksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fishville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Tioga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pineville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Alexandria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Alexandria Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
    • Echo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Acme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rhinehart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pollock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Anandale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Moreland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Jena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <6>
    • Parhams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Utility
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
    • Antonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Creola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village

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 Bradford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rapides Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bradford 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 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 Bradford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Rapides 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 Bradford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #533361  (Bradford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533361 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: Rapides
      • Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buckeye
      • Location given for Bradford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3729587     Lon: -92.1259625
      • 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 Rapides, 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- Bradford 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.