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A visit to the Cosper 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 Cosper Cemetery ...

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

32.5504, -92.0112

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cosper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Cosper Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Ouachita Parish is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the west southwest of the Cosper Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cosper Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Cosper Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memorial Park
    • Monroe Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68200 <5>
  • Bufferin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bufferin Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufferin Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • St. Mathew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Mathew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathew Cemetery
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monroe.
    • The Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosena Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158050 <5>
  • Old City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old City Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monroe.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68456 <5>
  • Ballard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
  • Wham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wham Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wham Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Rock Row Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rock Row Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Row Cemetery
  • Hasley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The New City Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wynn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Wynn Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
    • Burton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
    • Start Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Start Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Start Cemetery
    • Bartholomew Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Bartholomew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholomew Cemetery
    • Glendora Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Glendora Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Cemetery
    • Port Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Port Union Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Union Cemetery
    • Irwin Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Irwin Lake Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Lake Cemetery
    • Parks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • James Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The James Chapel Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Chapel Cemetery
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pickett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cosper Cemetery.

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

  • Spanish City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Swartz
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Leisure Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Northpark Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
  • Fairbanks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pino Bayou Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
  • Richwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • West Monroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Start
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Claiborne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
  • Sterlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Ouachita City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
    • Collinston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Alto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alto is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Rayville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Cosper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ouachita Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cosper Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Ouachita 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 Cosper Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #534148  (Cosper Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #534148 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: Ouachita
      • Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Monroe North
      • Location given for Cosper Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.5504196     Lon: -92.0112426
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Ouachita, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cosper 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.