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 Washington Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Blackwell Cemetery
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Breland Cemetery
- The Breland Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breland Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Crain Cemetery
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Gerald Cemetery
- The Gerald Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harmony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67710 <2>
- Hill Top Cemetery
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Miley Cemetery
- The Miley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Cemetery
- Muster Ground Cemetery
- The Muster Ground Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Old Gerald Cemetery
- The Old Gerald Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Gerald Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Pine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67606 <2>
- Pierce Cemetery
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Sam Carroll Cemetery
- The Sam Carroll Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Schillings Cemetery
- The Schillings Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Sheridan Cemetery
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Singley Cemetery
- The Singley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Temple Cemetery
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Tullos Cemetery
- The Tullos Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
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- Whittington Cemetery
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Angie
- Bogalusa
- Bush
- Columbia
- Enon
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
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- Folsom
- Franklinton
- Kokomo
- Lees Creek
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
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- Mount Hermon
- Pine
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
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- Pinebur
- Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Popeville ‑ Historic
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
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- Poplarville
- Smithburg
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
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- Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
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- Sun
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
- Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
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- Twin
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
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- Tylertown
- Varnado
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 Washington Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogalusa
- Columbia
- Lumberton
- Poplarville
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 Central Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #543937 (Central Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #543937 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: State Line
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |