A visit to the Newsom 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 Newsom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newsom Cemetery:
30.5752, -90.9748
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newsom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newsom Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Livingston Parish is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Newsom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newsom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Newsom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newsom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Odom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Lovett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Denham Springs.
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old has also been known as:
- Amite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401340 <5>
- Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Denham Springs.
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New has also been known as:
- Amite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #804762 <5>
- Plainview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Youngblood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery
- The Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156509 <5>
- McCray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCray Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Devall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holly Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Newsom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newsom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwell Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <6>
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Boganvilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Denham Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <6>
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Brownfields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Pride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oldfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Merrydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Maribel Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Baywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Zion City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Woodshire Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Tristian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <6>
- Shenandoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Blairstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Zachary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <6>
- Baton Rouge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Inniswold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
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 Newsom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newsom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Baton Rouge
- Denham Springs
- Zachary
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Newsom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Newsom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #537668 (Newsom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537668 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watson
- Location given for Newsom Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5751874 Lon: -90.9748245
- 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 Livingston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newsom 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> | 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. |