RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Winn Parish >> Mars Hill CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill Cemetery ...

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

31.7191, -92.7949

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

The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Winn Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Winn Parish is located in Winnfield. Winnfield lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mars Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mars Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Mars Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Verda Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Verda Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda Cemetery
    • The Verda Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Baptist Church of Verda Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222776 <5>
  • Kimbrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kimbrell Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell Cemetery
  • Dartigo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Iatt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Iatt Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt Cemetery
    • The Iatt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Iatt Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983760 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Six Bits Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68983 <5>
  • Creola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Creola Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola Cemetery
    • The Creola Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Creola Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67322 <5>
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Saline Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Saline Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Cemetery
  • Swindelly Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Swindelly Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindelly Cemetery
  • Gilly G. LeMoine Sr. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Franks Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Franks Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
    • Franks Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Franks Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
    • Pace Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pace Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
    • Liberty Chapel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel Cemetery
      • The Liberty Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Liberty Chapel Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68026 <5>
    • Old Harmony Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
    • Old Harmony Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • St. Simon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marce Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Marce Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marce Cemetery
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Colfax.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208088 <5>
    • Midway Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Melton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Melton Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mars Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Montgomery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlanta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
  • Couley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Saint Maurice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Melrose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Cloutierville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
  • Colfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Natchez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Derry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Clarence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Natchitoches
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Coldwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Dry Prong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Flora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Joyce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethlehem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Fairmount
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest

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 Mars Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winn Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mars Hill 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 professional and volunteer 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 Mars Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Winn 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 Mars Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #549159  (Mars Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #549159 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: Winn
      • Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Verda
      • Location given for Mars Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7190563     Lon: -92.7948753
      • 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 Winn, 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- Mars Hill 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.