A visit to the Guynes 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 Guynes Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Guynes Cemetery (FG ID #67688).
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 Guynes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Guynes Cemetery:
31.5544, -92.4348
The Guynes Cemetery is located in Grant Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Grant Parish is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Guynes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Guynes Cemetery.
Establishment of the Guynes Cemetery ...
The Guynes Cemetery was established in 1864.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Guynes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Guynes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pollock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Restland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Pong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leckie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parsonage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Frazier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whatley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Venus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Venus Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corbett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Guynes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Guynes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Antonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pollock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Prong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creola is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Creola has also been known as:
- Creola village
- Ball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tioga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Zenoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Libuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weil
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sharp Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
- Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Jena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tullos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Guynes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Guynes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Colfax
- Pineville
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 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 Guynes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Guynes Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #67688
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #547430 (Guynes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547430 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 45 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pollock
- Location given for Guynes Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.55462 Lon: -92.4345834
- 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 Grant, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Guynes 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. |