A visit to the Morning Star 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 Morning Star Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Morning Star Cemetery (FG ID #2447270).
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 Morning Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morning Star Cemetery:
31.9361, -92.6514
The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Winn Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Winn Parish is located in Winnfield. Winnfield lies just to the southeast of the Morning Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morning Star Cemetery.
Name Variations for Morning Star Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Morning Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Teagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Teagle Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teagle Cemetery
- Boyett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boyett Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyett Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- McDade Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McDade Memorial Park is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade Memorial Park
- Swindelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Swindelly Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindelly Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Hill Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Hill Cemetery
- Jordon Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordon Hill Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordon Hill Cemetery
- Tyson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCarty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winnfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joyce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atlanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sikes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Couley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Couley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
- Gansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Flat Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goldonna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Morning Star 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 Morning Star 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 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 Morning Star 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 Morning Star Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2447270
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #547737 (Morning Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547737 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: 41 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winnfield West
- Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9359964 Lon: -92.6518159
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morning Star 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. |