A visit to the Harelson 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 Harelson Cemetery ...
The Harelson Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baton Rouge National Cemetery
- Bible Students Cemetery
- The Bible Students Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Students Cemetery
- Cann Cemetery
- The Cann Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cann Cemetery
- Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery
- The Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery
- The Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156509 <2>
- Devall Cemetery
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
- Greenoaks Memorial Park
- 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 <2>
- Hebron Cemetery
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Kleinpeter Cemetery
- The Kleinpeter Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinpeter Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
- The Knox Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Laboring Society Cemetery
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- Lutheran Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
- Myford Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Richards Gardens of Memory Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- St. George Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. George Catholic Church Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. George Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098753 <2>
- Shanks Cemetery
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Sweet Olive Cemetery
- The Sweet Olive Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Olive Cemetery
- Woodlawn Baptist Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Harelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Baton Rouge
- Bullion
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
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- Burtville ‑ Historic
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Denham Springs
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <4>
- Essen
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Galvez Town
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Gardere
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Hobart
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hope Villa
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Iberville
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Inniswold
- Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lynwood Village
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Maribel Village
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Monticello
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
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- Oak Hills Place
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Old Jefferson
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Perkins Village
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Prairieville
- Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Village Saint George
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Westminster
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Woodshire Village
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire 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 Harelson 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 Harelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baton Rouge
- Denham Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Harelson 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 Harelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #535523 (Harelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535523 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: 10 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baton Rouge East
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harelson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |