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A visit to the Creel 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 Creel Cemetery ...

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

30.4755, -93.1002

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

The Creel Cemetery is located in Allen Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Allen Parish is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Creel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Creel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Creel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lyles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Lyles Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
  • Kingrey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Kingrey Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingrey Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • Nevils Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nevils Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevils Cemetery
  • Nevil Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Nevil Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevil Cemetery
  • Birdsnest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Birdsnest Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsnest Cemetery
  • Herbert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Herbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
  • Frusha Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Frusha Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frusha Cemetery
  • Gillie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Gillie Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillie Cemetery
  • La France Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The La France Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La France Cemetery
  • McGee Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
    • Barentine Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barentine Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barentine Cemetery
    • Ritchie Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie Cemetery
    • West Fork Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Fork Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
    • Alston Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Alston Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Cemetery
    • LeBleu Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The LeBleu Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBleu Cemetery
    • LaBleu Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The LaBleu Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBleu Cemetery
    • Kinder Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Kinder Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
    • Green Oak Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Creel Cemetery.

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

  • Reeves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Fayette ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Ragley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Le Blanc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
  • Longville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ararat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Moss Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <6>
  • Dry Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kinder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Westlake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Iowa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Lake Charles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lacassine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Lauderdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Elder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Elder is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
    • Mittie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Dequincy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Greinwich Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Sulphur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Prien
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Oberlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Singer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Creel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Creel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Allen 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 Creel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #534237  (Creel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #534237 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: Allen
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Topsy
      • Location given for Creel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4754784     Lon: -93.1001546
      • 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 Allen, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Creel 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.