A visit to the Coleman 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 Coleman Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Coleman Cemetery (FG ID #67246).
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 Coleman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coleman Cemetery:
31.4670, -92.5275
The Coleman Cemetery is located in Grant Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Grant Parish is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Coleman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coleman Cemetery.
Establishment of the Coleman Cemetery ...
The Coleman Cemetery was established September 20, 1870.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Coleman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coleman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parsonage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cruikshank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Venus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Venus Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bynum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Labat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Labat Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labat Cemetery
- Dry Pong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Newlight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Newlight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight Cemetery
- Restland Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Corbett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pollock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guynes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maryhill Seminary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coleman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coleman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Creola
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Bentley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Prong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fishville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Alexandria Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Libuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Wells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anandale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
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 Coleman 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 Coleman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Colfax
- Pineville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Coleman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Coleman Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #67246
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #547240 (Coleman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547240 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Hill
- Location given for Coleman Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4671221 Lon: -92.5276413
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coleman 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |