A visit to the Old Mount Calm 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 Old Mt. Calm Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Mt. Calm Cemetery (FG ID #2290571).
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 Old Mt. Calm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery:
32.5680, -92.9521
The Old Mt. Calm Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Bienville Parish is located in Arcadia. Arcadia lies just to the east southeast of the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery.
Establishment of the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery ...
The Old Mt. Calm Cemetery was established in 1885.
Name Variations for Old Mt. Calm 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Old Mt. Calm Cemetery.
Old Mt. Calm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calm Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Mt. Calm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brice Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Cemetery
- St. Duty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- New Herbron Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Alabama Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gillard Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillard Cemetery
- Givens - McGuire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Sapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Craighead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Craighead Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead Cemetery
- Walker Community African-American Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- St. Luke Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Mt. Calm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Simsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bienville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grambling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arizona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dubberly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Ruston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Heflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dubach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Old Mt. Calm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bienville Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Mt. Calm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcadia
- Gibsland
- Homer
- Homer lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Minden
- Mount Lebanon
- Ruston
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Mt. Calm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Vienna
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 Old Mt. Calm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Bienville 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 Old Mt. Calm Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2290571
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 Bienville, 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- Old Mt. Calm 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. |