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A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...

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

30.5480, -89.9829

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

The Davis Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Saint Tammany Parish is located in Covington. Covington lies just to the southwest of the Davis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Davis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Quave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Quave Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quave Cemetery
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
  • Garden District Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Garden District Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District Cemetery
  • Flot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Flot Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flot Cemetery
  • Lavinghouse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lavinghouse Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinghouse Cemetery
  • Fauntleroy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fauntleroy Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauntleroy Cemetery
  • Maryetta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maryetta Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryetta Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
  • Fivemile Still Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Fivemile Still Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Still Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Bush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Bush Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Galloway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Sharp Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sharp Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Chapel Cemetery
    • Barkers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barkers Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkers Cemetery
    • Abita Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Abita Springs Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs Cemetery
    • Byers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
    • Cowart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cowart Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowart Cemetery
    • Crawford Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crawford Memorial Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Memorial Cemetery
      • The Crawford Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crawford Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67319 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.

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

  • Abita Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Talisheek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Benedict
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <6>
  • Goodbee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
  • Mandeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Enon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Enon is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Folsom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <6>
  • Madisonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hickory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Lees Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Lacombe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Nicholson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Pearl River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Picayune
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <6>
    • Bogalusa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Katie ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Browns Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village

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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Tammany Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis 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 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 Davis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Saint Tammany 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 Davis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #560591  (Davis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #560591 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: St. Tammany
      • Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bush
      • Location given for Davis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5479688     Lon: -89.9828525
      • 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 Saint Tammany, 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 from Point A (ie- Davis 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.