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A visit to the McKay Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the McKay Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McKay Cemetery (FG ID #68178)

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 McKay Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.6444°   (31° 38' 39")

Lon:   -92.4181°   (-92° 25' 5")

The McKay Cemetery is located in Grant Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Grant Parish is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McKay Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the McKay Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McKay Cemetery.

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

  • Antonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dry Prong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
    • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <6>
  • Pollock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Zenoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
  • Fishville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Black Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
  • Bentley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tullos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trout
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
    • Trout is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <6>
  • Creola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ball
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <6>
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
    • Summerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Urania
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
      • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <6>
    • Tioga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>
    • Jena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <6>
    • Sharp Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
      • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
    • Colfax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Libuse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libuse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libuse
      • Libuse is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libuse <6>
    • Olla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <6>

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 McKay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Colfax
    • Colfax lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the McKay Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Olla
    • Olla lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the McKay Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olla.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Pineville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McKay Cemetery:

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 McKay Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #547668  (McKay Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #547668 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: Mudville
    • County: Grant         Elev: 27
    • Location given for GNIS #547668 (McKay Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #68178

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McKay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6444, Longitude: -92.4181    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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