A visit to the Odom 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 Odom Cemetery ...
The Odom Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Ballard Cemetery
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
- The Black Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery
- 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 <3>
- Devall Cemetery
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
- The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
- The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- McCray Cemetery
- The McCray Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray Cemetery
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- Mt. Holly Cemetery
- The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holly Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- Newsom Cemetery
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Redwood Cemetery
- The Redwood Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Youngblood Cemetery
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood 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]<2> of the Odom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Baker
- 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 <4>
- Baton Rouge
- Baywood
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Blairstown
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Boganvilla
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Brownfields
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Central
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
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- Denham Springs
- 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 <4>
- Greenwell Springs
- Inniswold
- Maribel Village
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monticello
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Oldfield
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Pride
- Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Slaughter
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Tristian Village
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Walker
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Watson
- Westminster
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Woodshire Village
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Zachary
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
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- Zion City
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
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 Odom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Odom 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Odom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to East Baton Rouge 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 Odom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #537816 (Odom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537816 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: East Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Comite
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Odom Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |