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A visit to the Hinson 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 Hinson Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hinson Cemetery:

30.9141, -93.4432

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

The Hinson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Vernon Parish is located in Leesville. Leesville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Hinson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hinson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Hinson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Old Cypress Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Evans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evans Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Evans.
    • The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Galilee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67468 <5>
  • Cypress Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cypress Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Rosepine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Rosepine Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine Cemetery
  • Cyer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cyer Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyer Cemetery
  • Craft Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Craft Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
  • Burr Ferry Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Burr Ferry Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Ferry Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Burr Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Burr Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
    • Griggs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Griggs Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
    • Hennigan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennigan Cemetery
    • Hennican Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hennican Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennican Cemetery
    • Beauregard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
    • Merryville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Merryville Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Merryville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Merryville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68206 <5>
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hinson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Evans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ludington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Rosepine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Savage Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
  • DeRidder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Elmwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Merryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ikes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
  • Pickering
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Burkeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Billy Goat Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bon Wier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Newlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Fort Polk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Llano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wiergate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Shanklerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Singer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Newton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
    • Fertitta Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • Westwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Toledo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • South Toledo Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Fort Polk North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Leesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Hinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hinson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hinson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Vernon 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 Hinson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #550013  (Hinson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #550013 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: Vernon
      • Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Knight
      • Location given for Hinson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9140836     Lon: -93.443225
      • 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 Vernon, 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- Hinson 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.