A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
30.5171, -90.7151
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Livingston Parish is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the southwest of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Drumwright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lard Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lard Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mack Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mack Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Howze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Howze Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howze Cemetery
- H Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The H Stafford Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for H Stafford Cemetery
- McLin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Satsuma Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zeigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Kinchen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kinchen Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinchen Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- S. Stafford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The S. Stafford Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S. Stafford Cemetery
- Smiley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- James Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The James Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Chapel Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Causey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Starns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Baptist
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Oldfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Natalbany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Port Vincent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Killian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Genessee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Tickfaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denham Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <6>
- Galvez Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Claybank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Maurepas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Wadesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
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 McDonald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denham Springs
- Hammond
- Livingston
- Maurepas
- Port Vincent
- Springfield
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 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #536980 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #536980 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holden
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5171343 Lon: -90.7150952
- 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 Livingston, 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 from Point A (ie- McDonald 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. |