A visit to the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Spring Ridge Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   31.8163°   (31° 48' 58")

Lon:   -91.9737°   (-91° 58' 25")

The Old Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Catahoula Parish is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Spring Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Spring Ridge Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Ridge Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Randall Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Randall Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
• Aimwell Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aimwell Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aimwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Siloam Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Mt. Zion Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
• McClendon Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClendon Cemetery
  • The McClendon Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Fisher Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Ford Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Ford Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Rosefield Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosefield Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Rosefield Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Pritchard Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchard Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Catahoula Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catahoula Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catahoula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Catahoula Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
• Heard Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heard Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Heard Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
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  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
    • The Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Antioch Cemetery
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Taunton - Coleman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taunton - Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taunton - Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taunton - Coleman Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Blythe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blythe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blythe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blythe Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Wilbanks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilbanks Cemetery
    • The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
  • Girlinghouse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girlinghouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girlinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Girlinghouse Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Boothe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boothe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boothe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boothe Cemetery is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Lively Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lively Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish

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 Spring Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Spring Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Aimwell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aimwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <6>
• Rosefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
• Enterprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
• Harrisonburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <6>
• Summerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
• Jena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <6>
• Rhinehart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rhinehart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
  • Rhinehart is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinehart <6>
• Midway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
• Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
• Trout
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
  • Trout is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <6>
• Utility
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utility. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
  • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
• Jonesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <6>
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  • Trinity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Kelly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelly <6>
  • Standard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
  • Olla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
    • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <6>
  • Wildsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsville
    • Wildsville is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildsville <6>
  • Chevey Chase
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chevey Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
    • Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
  • Grayson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <6>
  • Clarks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <6>
  • Sharp Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
    • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
  • Sicily Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Fort Necessity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Necessity
    • Fort Necessity is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Necessity <6>
  • Urania
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
    • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <6>
  • Banks Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Athlone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
  • Dunbarton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish

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 Spring Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Catahoula Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Spring Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harrisonburg.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
• Jonesville
  • Jonesville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jonesville.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Olla
  • Olla lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olla.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
• Trinity
  • Trinity lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Trinity.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

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 websites either 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 Spring Ridge Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Catahoula Parish:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Caldwell Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Concordia Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Franklin Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Grant Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • La Salle Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Richland Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Tensas Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Winn Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Catahoula Parish
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Louisiana
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Louisiana
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Old Spring Ridge Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 Spring Ridge Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #537861  (Old Spring Ridge Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #537861 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Aimwell
  • County: Catahoula         Elev: 55
  • Location given for GNIS #537861 (Old Spring Ridge Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/