A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery ...
The Central Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Carrway Cemetery
- The Carrway Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrway Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Ft. Necessity Cemetery
- The Ft. Necessity Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Necessity Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
- The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park Cemetery
- Hope Estate Cemetery
- The Hope Estate Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
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- Hope Will Cemetery
- The Hope Will Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Humble Cemetery
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
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- King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
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- New Zion Cemetery
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Norris Cemetery
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
- The Oakley Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- Old Pine Hill Cemetery
- The Old Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Salem Cemetery
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Peck Cemetery
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Peniston Cemetery
- The Peniston Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Pilgrim Cemetery
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
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- Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
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- Sicily Island Cemetery
- The Sicily Island Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Wooldrige Cemetery
- The Wooldrige Cemetery is located in Franklin Parish
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Chase
- Clayton
- Dunbarton
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
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- Elam
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
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- Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Extension
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
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- Fort Necessity
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
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- Gilbert
- Greenville
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Harrisonburg
- Highland
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jigger
- Liddieville
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
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- Newlight
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
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- Rosefield
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Sicily Island
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Swampers
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
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- Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Winnsboro
- Wisner
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 Central Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisonburg
- Waterproof
- Winnsboro
- Wisner
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 Central Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Central Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #533854 (Central Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533854 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wisner
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Central Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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