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A visit to the Bynum Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bynum Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bynum Cemetery (FG ID #67127).

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 Bynum Cemetery ...

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

31.4893, -92.6304

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bynum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Bynum Cemetery is located in Grant Parish<3>.

The parish seat for Grant Parish is located in Colfax. Colfax lies just to the west northwest of the Bynum Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bynum Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the Bynum Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Raven Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cruikshank Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Corbett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Colfax.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208088 <1>
  • Valentine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Valentine Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
  • Deloges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Deloges Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloges Cemetery
  • Lacour Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lacour Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacour Cemetery
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Parsonage Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of Bentley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983658 <1>
    • Gilly G. LeMoine Sr. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frazier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rose View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rose View Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose View Cemetery
    • Boyce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boyce Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Bentley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259553 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bynum Cemetery.

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

  • Fairmount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Colfax
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Zimmerman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Boyce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Stay is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
  • Bentley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dry Prong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
  • Creola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Hot Wells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Weil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Tioga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ball
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Pollock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Antonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Flatwoods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fishville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Alexandria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineville
      (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 Bynum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bynum Cemetery: