A visit to the Forest Park West 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 West Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Park West Cemetery (FG ID #67545).
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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Park West Cemetery:
32.4315, -93.8269
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Forest Park West Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Forest Park West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shreveport.
The cemetery is located in Caddo Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Caddo Parish is located in Shreveport. Shreveport lies just to the northeast of the Forest Park West Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Park West Cemetery.
Name Variations for Forest Park West 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 West 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Forest Park West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Park West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McMillan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Centuries Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carver Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewella Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella Cemetery
- Bethlehem MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill St. Mary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Springfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Round Grove Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- Light Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Light Hill Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Park West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Park West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver Pine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Chateau Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Reisor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- South Towne Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Summer Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Western Hills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Normandy Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Keithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shreveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerbe Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Bossier City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Blanchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 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 West 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 West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bossier City
- Shreveport
- Waskom
- Waskom lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Forest Park West Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waskom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
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 Forest Park West 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 West Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #67545
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #535041 (Forest Park West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535041 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: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shreveport West
- Location given for Forest Park West Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4318212 Lon: -93.8262918
- 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 '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- Forest Park West 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. |