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A visit to the Lincoln Memorial Park ...


The location of the Lincoln Memorial Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lincoln Memorial Park ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lincoln Memorial Park

Lat:   32.4415°   (32° 26' 29")

Lon:   -93.8966°   (-93° 53' 47")

The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Caddo Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Caddo Parish is located in Shreveport. Shreveport lies just to the east northeast of the Lincoln Memorial Park .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lincoln Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Caddo Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lincoln Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lincoln Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lincoln Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Western Hills Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills Village
      • Western Hills Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Longwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Edgewood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • South Towne Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Towne Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
    • Silver Pine Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Greenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Summer Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Chateau Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Keithville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithville
      • Keithville is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keithville <4>
    • Normandy Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Shreveport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Spring Ridge
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
        • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Longwood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
        • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
      • Blanchard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
        • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
      • Waskom
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
        • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <4>
      • Stonewall
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ellerbe Woods
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
        • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Bossier City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Panola
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
        • Panola is located in Panola County (TX)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panola <4>
      • Parkland Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
        • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jonesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
        • Jonesville is located in Harrison County (TX)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>

    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 Lincoln Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caddo Parish.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lincoln Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lincoln Memorial Park.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lincoln Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Walnut Hill St. Mary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Park West Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Park West Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shreveport.
      • The Forest Park West Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Park Cemetery East
      • Forest Park Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Park West Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67545 <6>
    • Zion Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jewella Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jewella Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewella Cemetery
    • Lester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lester Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
    • Draper Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Draper Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • McMillan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McMillan Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
    • Centuries Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centuries Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Centuries Memorial Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centuries Memorial Cemetery
    • Forest Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Forest Park Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Greenwood.
      • The Forest Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walden Ferry Road Cemetery
      • Whitworth Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141248 <6>
    • Carver Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carver Memorial Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Memorial Cemetery
    • Round Grove Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Grove Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Round Grove Memorial Gardens is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Grove Memorial Gardens
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Forest Park East Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Forest Park East Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
        • The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Forest Park Cemetery East
        • Forest Park Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Park East Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67544 <6>
      • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68819 <6>
      • Star Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Star Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
      • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      • Restland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Restland Cemetery is located in Harrison County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
      • New Boggy Baptist Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivory Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ivory Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivory Cemetery
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery

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

    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 Lincoln Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #536457  (Lincoln Memorial Park)
      • Note: GNIS record #536457 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Greenwood
      • County: Caddo         Elev: 82
      • Location given for GNIS #536457 (Lincoln Memorial Park)

    The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

    The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

    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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lincoln Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4415, Longitude: -93.8966       In this case, the coordinates for the Lincoln Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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