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A visit to the Morehouse 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 Morehouse Memorial Park ...

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

32.8126, -91.8940

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

The Morehouse Memorial Park is located in Morehouse Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Morehouse Parish is located in Bastrop. Bastrop lies just to the south southwest of the Morehouse Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Morehouse Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Morehouse Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morehouse Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bastrop City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bastrop City Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bastrop City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bastrop.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329042 <5>
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mer Rouge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
  • Courney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Courney Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courney Cemetery
  • Dunmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Dunmore Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore Cemetery
  • Anderson Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
  • 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
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bastrop.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68589 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
    • Howell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Howell Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
    • Neamon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Neamon Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neamon Cemetery
    • Stevenson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
    • Burton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
    • Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Heart Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Cemetery
    • Causey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Causey Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Bartholomew Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bartholomew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholomew Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Morehouse Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morehouse Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Bastrop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mer Rouge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brodnax ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Collinston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ouachita City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Sterlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairbanks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Haile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Haile is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
  • Elon ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Meridian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Swartz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jones
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    • Leisure Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village

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 Morehouse Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morehouse Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morehouse Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Morehouse Memorial Park:

  • 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 Morehouse Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #537200  (Morehouse Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537200 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: 36 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bastrop
      • Location given for Morehouse Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 32.8126332     Lon: -91.894017
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morehouse 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.