A visit to the Henson 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 Henson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henson Cemetery:
32.3252, -92.3771
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Henson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Henson Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Jackson Parish is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Henson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Henson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Henson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Greater Apostolic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chatham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chatham Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Frantom Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Eros Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eros Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros Cemetery
- Bonett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonett Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonett Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tippen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Tippen Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippen Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
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 Henson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chatham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Eros
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Vixen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Zoar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Forksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bosco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Choudrant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frost Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Claiborne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Sikes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- West Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
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 Henson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eros
- Eros lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Henson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eros.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- West Monroe
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 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 Henson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Henson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #535631 (Henson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535631 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham
- Location given for Henson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3251522 Lon: -92.3770869
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henson 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. |