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A visit to the Corkem Cemetery ...


The location of the Corkem Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Corkem Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.8627°   (30° 51' 45")

Lon:   -89.9648°   (-89° 57' 53")

The Corkem Cemetery is located in Washington Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Washington Parish is located in Franklinton. Franklinton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Corkem Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Corkem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Washington Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Corkem Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Corkem Cemetery.

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

    • Pine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
    • Bogalusa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <4>
    • Varnado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <4>
    • Lees Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Enon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
    • Angie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <4>
    • Franklinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
    • Bush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Stoney Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
    • Tylertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
      • Tylertown is located in Walthall County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <4>
    • Mount Hermon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <4>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Folsom
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
      • Sunny Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
        • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Talisheek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kokomo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Wilmer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
        • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Saint Benedict
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Benedict <4>
      • Pinebur
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
        • Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
      • Henry City ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
        • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Husser
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Husser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husser
        • Husser is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Husser <4>
      • Poplarville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
        • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County (MS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <4>

    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 Corkem 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 Corkem Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Corkem Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Knight Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Whittington Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whittington Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittington Cemetery
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • McNeece Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McNeece Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeece Cemetery
    • Baughman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baughman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baughman Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baughman Cemetery
    • Midway Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Miley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miley Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Adams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adams Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Muster Ground Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muster Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Muster Ground Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muster Ground Cemetery
      • Temple Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Temple Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
      • Crain Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crain Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crain Cemetery
      • Harmony Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Harmony Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67710 <6>
      • Breland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Breland Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breland Cemetery
      • Duncan Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Pine Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cemetery
      • Hunt Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Thigpen Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thigpen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thigpen Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thigpen Cemetery
      • Rester Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rester Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rester Cemetery
      • Coburn Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coburn Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coburn Cemetery
      • Sheridan Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
      • Sam Carroll Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sam Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sam Carroll Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sam Carroll Cemetery
      • Central Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Central Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery

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

    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 Corkem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #534138  (Corkem Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #534138 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bogalusa West
      • County: Washington         Elev: 83
      • Location given for GNIS #534138 (Corkem Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

    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 Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Corkem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8627, Longitude: -89.9648       In this case, the coordinates for the Corkem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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