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A visit to the Craig Cemetery ...

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 Craig Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.3074°   (31° 18' 26")

Lon:   -92.3051°   (-92° 18' 18")

The Craig Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies just to the west of the Craig Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Czech National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Czech National Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Hooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hooper Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Libuse Czech Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Libuse Czech Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Libuse Czech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Libuse Czech Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Peart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peart Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Sunlight Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunlight Cemetery
    • The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunlight Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Alexandria.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2701834 <5>
  • Wise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lofton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lofton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lofton Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Holly Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Oak Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Wise Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wise Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Cole Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Slocum Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slocum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slocum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slocum Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Guillory Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guillory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guillory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guillory Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Newell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newell Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Rapides Parish
    • Maryhill Seminary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maryhill Seminary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maryhill Seminary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maryhill Seminary Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Greenwood Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alexandria National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.

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

  • Kolin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Libuse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libuse
    • Libuse is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libuse <6>
  • Center Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <6>
  • Pineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ruby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <6>
  • North Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Deville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deville
    • Deville is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deville <6>
  • Tioga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Tioga is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>
  • Alexandria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Alexandria Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
    • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
  • Anandale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
  • Whittington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whittington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
    • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ball
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <6>
    • Moreland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Effie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
      • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Egg Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egg Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
      • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Moncla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
      • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Creola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Echo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Craig Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rapides Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Craig Cemetery:

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 Craig Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #551695  (Craig Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #551695 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: Libuse
    • County: Rapides         Elev: 31
    • Location given for GNIS #551695 (Craig Cemetery)

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.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 Rapides, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Craig Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3074, Longitude: -92.3051       In this case, the coordinates for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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