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A visit to the Lincoln Memorial Park ...

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 Lincoln Memorial Park ...

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

32.4415, -93.8966

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lincoln Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lincoln Memorial Park.<4>

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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park West Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67545 <5>
  • Zion Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
  • Jewella Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Jewella Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella Cemetery
  • Lester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lester Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
  • Draper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Draper Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The McMillan Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
  • Centuries Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Greenwood.
    • The Forest Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Walden Ferry Road Cemetery
    • Whitworth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141248 <5>
  • Carver Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Round Grove Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67544 <5>
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68819 <5>
    • Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    • Restland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Restland Cemetery is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
      • The Ivory Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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)
  • Reisor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
  • Longwood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
  • Edgewood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
  • South Towne Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
  • Silver Pine Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Summer Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
  • Chateau Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
  • Keithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Normandy Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
  • Shreveport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bethany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Longwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Blanchard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Waskom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <6>
    • Stonewall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Bossier City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Panola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkland Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Jonesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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.

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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #536457 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: 82 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenwood
      • Location given for Lincoln Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 32.4415433     Lon: -93.896571
      • 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 '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- Lincoln Memorial Park) 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.