A visit to the Gilbert Memorial 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 Gilbert Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilbert Memorial Cemetery:
30.4660, -91.1318
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilbert Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilbert Memorial Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<2>.
The parish seat for East Baton Rouge Parish is located in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge lies just to the southwest of the Gilbert Memorial Cemetery .
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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 Gilbert Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilbert Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roselawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baton Rouge National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweet Olive Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bible Students Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bible Students Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Students Cemetery
- Greenoaks Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenoaks Memorial Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoaks Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenoaks Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge.
- The Greenoaks Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Green Oaks Memorial Park
- Greenoaks Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67665 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Devall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Devall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laboring Society Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kleinpeter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kleinpeter Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinpeter Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilbert Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilbert Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baton Rouge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maribel Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Beauregard Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Zion City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Port Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Essen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Westminster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lynwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Inniswold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Brownfields
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boganvilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Oak Hills Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Perkins Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Woodshire Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Lobdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <6>
- Brusly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <6>
- Gardere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Village Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Old Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Shenandoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <6>
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Tristian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
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 Gilbert Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilbert Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Baton Rouge
- Port Allen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Gilbert Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to East Baton Rouge 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 Gilbert Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #535214 (Gilbert Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535214 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: East Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baton Rouge West
- Location given for Gilbert Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4660235 Lon: -91.1317727
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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 East Baton Rouge, 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' (or 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- Gilbert 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> | 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. |