A visit to the Mer Rouge 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 Mer Rouge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mer Rouge Cemetery (FG ID #68202).
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 Mer Rouge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mer Rouge Cemetery:
32.7758, -91.8411
The Mer Rouge Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Morehouse Parish is located in Bastrop. Bastrop lies just to the west of the Mer Rouge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mer Rouge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Mer Rouge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mer Rouge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Courney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Courney Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courney Cemetery
- Dunmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunmore Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore Cemetery
- Morehouse Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bastrop City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cooper Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Lake Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Lake Cemetery
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Heart Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Conger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Conger Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger Cemetery
- Neamon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Neamon Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neamon Cemetery
- Wham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wham Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wham Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wimberley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wimberley Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mer Rouge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mer Rouge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mer Rouge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bastrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collinston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sterlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swartz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jones
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Haile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Northpark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Start
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fiske
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Mer Rouge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morehouse Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mer Rouge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Mer Rouge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Morehouse 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 Mer Rouge Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #68202
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #537030 (Mer Rouge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537030 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: Morehouse
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mer Rouge
- Location given for Mer Rouge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7759679 Lon: -91.8412379
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Morehouse, 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- Mer Rouge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |