A visit to the Elisha Memorial 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 Elisha Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elisha Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #2267978).
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 Elisha Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elisha Memorial Cemetery:
31.0696, -92.7310
The Elisha Memorial Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of the Elisha Memorial Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Elisha Memorial Cemetery ...
The Elisha Memorial Cemetery was established in 1937.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Elisha Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elisha Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Barnidge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Swann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Melder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Rougeau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rougeau Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougeau Cemetery
- Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Occupy #1 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Osburn Willis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenmora Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Marler Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler 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 Elisha Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elisha Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hineston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McNary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McNary is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sieper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longleaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hemphill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lacamp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dido
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mab is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
- Woodworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fullerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pitkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marionville is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hot Wells
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hicks
(18 miles [29 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 Elisha Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rapides Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elisha Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glenmora
- Lecompte
- Oakdale
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 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 Elisha Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Rapides 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 Elisha Memorial Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2267978
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 Rapides, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elisha Memorial 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. |