A visit to the Cruikshank 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 Cruikshank Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cruikshank Cemetery (FG ID #67338).
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 Cruikshank Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cruikshank Cemetery:
31.4413, -92.6042
The Cruikshank Cemetery is located in Grant Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Grant Parish is located in Colfax. Colfax lies just to the northwest of the Cruikshank Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cruikshank Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Cruikshank Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cruikshank Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lacour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lacour Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacour Cemetery
- Boyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyce Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parsonage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deloges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Deloges Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloges Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Newlight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newlight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight Cemetery
- Venus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Venus Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corbett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose View Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose View Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valentine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Dark - Neal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Dark - Neal Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark - Neal Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Labat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Labat Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labat Cemetery
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 Cruikshank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cruikshank Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Creola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Bentley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Prong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Marco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anandale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fishville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Cruikshank 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 Cruikshank 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 visit 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 Cruikshank 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 Cruikshank Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #67338
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #547271 (Cruikshank Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547271 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: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Hill
- Location given for Cruikshank Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4412884 Lon: -92.604311
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cruikshank 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. |