A visit to the Downsville 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 Downsville Cemetery ...
The Downsville Cemetery is located in Union Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Acree Cemetery
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Culbertson Cemetery
- The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
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- Feazel Cemetery
- The Feazel Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- G.H. Colvin Cemetery
- The G.H. Colvin Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.H. Colvin Cemetery
- The G.H. Colvin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colvin Family Cemetery
- Holmesville Cemetery
- The Holmesville Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- McCormick Cemetery
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Morse Hill Cemetery
- The Morse Hill Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
- Ruggs Bluff Cemetery
- The Ruggs Bluff Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- Smyrna Cemetery
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- Spillers Cemetery
- The Spillers Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- Terral Cemetery
- The Terral Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- Wilhite Cemetery
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Union Parish
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- Young's Chapel CME Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Downsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Averit ‑ Historic
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
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- Calhoun
- Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
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- Cedarton
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
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- Choudrant
- Claiborne
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Downsville
- Dubach
- Eureka
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Farmerville
- Forksville
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Frost Town
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Ruston
- Sibley
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
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- Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
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- Vienna
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Wilhite
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
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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 Downsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Downsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernice
- Eros
- Farmerville
- Monroe
- Ruston
- Vienna
- West Monroe
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 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 Downsville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Downsville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #544055 (Downsville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #544055 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Downsville North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Downsville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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