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A visit to the Douglas 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 Douglas Cemetery ...

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

29.7380, -91.4240

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

The Douglas Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Saint Mary Parish is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the northwest of the Douglas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Douglas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Douglas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
  • Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gratt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gratt Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratt Cemetery
  • Palo Alto Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stirling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stirling Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling Cemetery
  • North Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The North Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend Cemetery
  • Perpetual Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Iberts Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Iberts Memorial Park is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberts Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Iberts Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Patterson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172170 <5>
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patterson.
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Patterson Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143457 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Israelite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Special Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Bend Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend Cemetery
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Charenton Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1780603 <5>
    • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Douglas Cemetery.

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

  • Maria
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
  • Bayou Sale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Verdunville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
  • Todd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Todd is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Ricohoc
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calumet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Irish Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
  • Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Caffery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Midway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Patterson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wilsons Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
    • Ellerslie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellerslie is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
    • Katy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Bayou Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • Baldwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Charenton
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Douglas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Mary Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Douglas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Saint Mary 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 Douglas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #560646  (Douglas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #560646 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. Mary
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Bend
      • Location given for Douglas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.7379854     Lon: -91.4239977
      • 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 Mary, 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- Douglas 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.
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