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A visit to the Osburn Willis 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 Osburn Willis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Osburn Willis Cemetery (FG ID #68499).

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 Osburn Willis Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Osburn Willis Cemetery:

30.9244, -92.6880

The Osburn Willis Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Osburn Willis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Osburn Willis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Osburn Willis Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Osburn Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Osburn Willis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Osburn Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Osburn Willis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rapides Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Osburn Willis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Glenmora
  • Oakdale
    • Oakdale lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Osburn Willis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oakdale.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Osburn Willis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Rapides 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 Osburn Willis Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #68499

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #547803  (Osburn Willis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547803 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: Rapides
      • Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pawnee
      • Location given for Osburn Willis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9243583     Lon: -92.6879222
      • 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 Rapides, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osburn Willis 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.