A visit to the Devall 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 Devall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Devall Cemetery:
30.5182, -91.0684
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Devall Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<2>.
The parish seat for East Baton Rouge Parish is located in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge lies just to the southwest of the Devall Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Devall Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Devall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Devall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Youngblood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
- Greenoaks Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenoaks Memorial Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoaks Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenoaks Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge.
- The Greenoaks Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Green Oaks Memorial Park
- Greenoaks Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67665 <5>
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
- The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
- Devall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Bible Students Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bible Students Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Students Cemetery
- Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery
- The Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156509 <5>
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Denham Springs.
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New has also been known as:
- Amite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #804762 <5>
- Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Denham Springs.
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old has also been known as:
- Amite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401340 <5>
- Womack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Newsom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Lovett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Devall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Devall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boganvilla
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Merrydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Monticello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Maribel Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <6>
- Brownfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Zion City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Baton Rouge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denham Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <6>
- Greenwell Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Inniswold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodshire Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tristian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Baker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <6>
- Beauregard Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Essen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Port Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Old Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Shenandoah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Oak Hills Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Village Saint George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Perkins Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Zachary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <6>
- Lobdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
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 Devall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Devall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Baton Rouge
- Denham Springs
- Port Allen
- Zachary
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 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 Devall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to East Baton Rouge 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 Devall Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #534509 (Devall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #534509 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: East Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Comite
- Location given for Devall Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5182445 Lon: -91.0684379
- 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 East Baton Rouge, 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 from Point A (ie- Devall 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. |