A visit to the Forest Park East 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 Forest Park East Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Park East Cemetery (FG ID #67544).
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 Forest Park East Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Park East Cemetery:
32.4736, -93.7600
The Forest Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
The cemetery is located in Caddo Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Caddo Parish is located in Shreveport. Shreveport lies just to the north of the Forest Park East Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Park East Cemetery.
Establishment of the Forest Park East Cemetery ...
The Forest Park East Cemetery was established in 1919.
Name Variations for Forest Park East Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park Cemetery East
- Forest Park Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Park East Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Park East Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
- Jewella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jewella Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Park West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centuries Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carver Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Grove Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McMillan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Light Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Light Hill Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Hill Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Red River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Red River Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Cemetery
- Bethlehem MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Walnut Hill St. Mary Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion 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 Forest Park East Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Park East Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Normandy Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Shreveport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chateau Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Bossier City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Pine Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Summer Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Longwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Reisor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- South Towne Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Ellerbe Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Western Hills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Espanita Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Red Chute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Blanchard
(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 Forest Park East Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caddo Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Park East Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Bossier City
- Shreveport
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 Forest Park East Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Caddo 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 Forest Park East Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #67544
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #535040 (Forest Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535040 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: Caddo
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shreveport West
- Location given for Forest Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4734865 Lon: -93.7593459
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Park East 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. |