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A visit to the Garden of Memory Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Garden of Memory Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memory Cemetery

Lat:   32.6385°   (32° 38' 18")

Lon:   -93.2854°   (-93° 17' 7")

The Garden of Memory Cemetery is located in Webster Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Webster Parish is located in Minden. Minden lies just to the south of the Garden of Memory Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Garden of Memory Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Minden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Minden Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Fuller Memorial Shrine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Memorial Shrine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Memorial Shrine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fuller Memorial Shrine Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Overton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Overton Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Burns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whispering Pines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whispering Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whispering Pines Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Baten Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baten Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Ratcliff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratcliff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratcliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Knottingham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knottingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knottingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knottingham Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Germantown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Germantown Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Newsom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newsom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newsom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newsom Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Kennon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kennon Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
    • Beck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beck Cemetery is located in Webster Parish

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 Garden of Memory Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memory Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Minden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dixie Inn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Sibley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Webster Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <6>
  • Dubberly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubberly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubberly
    • Dubberly is located in Webster Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubberly <6>
  • Holly Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Doyline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
  • Taylor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
  • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
  • Heflin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heflin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
    • Heflin is located in Webster Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <6>
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
  • Darley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Fillmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
    • Haughton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
      • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <6>
    • Cotton Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
      • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <6>
    • Bellevue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellevue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
    • Gibsland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
      • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <6>
    • Athens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Blackburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Mount Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Eastwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
    • Armistead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armistead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
    • Homer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
    • Ivan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish

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 Garden of Memory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memory 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 Garden of Memory Cemetery:

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 Garden of Memory Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #544507  (Garden of Memory Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #544507 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Minden North
    • County: Webster         Elev: 78
    • Location given for GNIS #544507 (Garden of Memory Cemetery)

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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 Webster, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Garden of Memory Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6385, Longitude: -93.2854       In this case, the coordinates for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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