A visit to the Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery:
31.8199, -91.3721
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Tensas Parish is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Myrtle Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Myrtle Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Myrtle Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Winona Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Cemetery
- Helena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Helena Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena Cemetery
- Cross Keys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cross Keys Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys Cemetery
- Oneonta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oneonta Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta Cemetery
- Elder Shade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Elder Shade Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Shade Cemetery
- Powells Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Powells Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Cemetery
- Painters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Painters Cemetery is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Mayflower Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- Loam Land Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Loam Land Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loam Land Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Rodney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Rodney Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Cemetery
- Gold Bell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Gold Bell Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Bell Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Drake - Magruder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Thistle Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Myrtle Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Myrtle Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waterproof
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Rodney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Westside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Ferriday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sicily Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Dunbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Ferriday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Vidalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Natchez
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newlight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wisner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Harriston
(20 miles [32.2 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 Myrtle Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tensas Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Myrtle Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Ferriday
- Natchez
- Rodney
- Saint Joseph
- Vidalia
- Washington
- Waterproof
- Wisner
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 Myrtle Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Tensas 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 Myrtle Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #537513 (Myrtle Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537513 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: Tensas
- Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chamblee
- Location given for Myrtle Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8198842 Lon: -91.3720598
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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 Tensas, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtle Grove 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. |