A visit to the Old Shongaloo 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 Shongaloo Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Shongaloo Cemetery (FG ID #1979623).
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 Shongaloo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Shongaloo Cemetery:
33.0003, -93.3123
The Old Shongaloo Cemetery is located in Webster Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Webster Parish is located in Minden. Minden lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south of the Old Shongaloo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Shongaloo Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old Shongaloo 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.
Old Shongaloo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Shongaloo Church Cemetery
- Old Shongallo 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 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Shongaloo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Shongaloo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Stewart - Walkerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall African-American Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Slack Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Garden of Memory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Boucher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Boucher Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boucher Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Coyle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Coyle Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Moriah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gryder Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Gryder Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gryder Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Old Haynesville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Shongaloo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Shongaloo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Western
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shongaloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dykesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Horsehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Springhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sarepta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cotton Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Shongaloo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Shongaloo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradley
- Emerson
- Haynesville
- Homer
- Homer lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Old Shongaloo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Magnolia
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 Old Shongaloo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Shongaloo Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1979623
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #540888 (Old Shongallo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540888 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shongaloo
- Location given for Old Shongallo Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9998596 Lon: -93.3121134
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Webster, 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- Old Shongaloo 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. |