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A visit to the Hosston 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 Hosston Cemetery ...

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

32.8843, -93.8688

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

The Hosston Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Caddo Parish is located in Shreveport. Shreveport lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hosston Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hosston Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hosston Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Black Bayou Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Black Bayou Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou Cemetery
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
  • Rang Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Rang Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rang Cemetery
  • Chapelwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Chapelwood Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Egypt Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Egypt Hill Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Hill Cemetery
  • New Egypt Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • High Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The High Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cemetery
  • Collinsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Collinsburg Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsburg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • Cottage Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cottage Grove Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Cemetery
    • Ford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
    • Slaughter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Slaughter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Rodessa.
      • The Slaughter Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rodessa Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68985 <5>
    • Monterey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Monterey Cemetery is located in Marion County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Cemetery
    • Carolina Bluff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Caldwell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Plain Dealing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67130 <5>
    • Plain Dealing Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hosston Cemetery.

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

  • Hosston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Gilliam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vivian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Missionary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
  • Frog Level ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Belcher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Plain Dealing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rodessa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Oil City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Alden Bridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Capps City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
    • Zylks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
    • McLeod
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mooringsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Doddridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Hosston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caddo Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hosston Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Caddo 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 Hosston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #535826  (Hosston Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535826 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: Caddo
      • Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wardview
      • Location given for Hosston Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8843054     Lon: -93.8687904
      • 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 Caddo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hosston 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.
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