A visit to the Overton 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 Overton Cemetery ...
The Overton Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Asphodel Cemetery
- The Asphodel Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Ballard Cemetery
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Beutoville Cemetery
- The Beutoville Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Black Cemetery
- The Black Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Cleveland Cemetery
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Douglass Cemetery
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Forbes Cemetery
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Green Briar Cemetery
- The Green Briar Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Haynes Cemetery
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
- The Lane Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- McCoy Cemetery
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- McKay Cemetery
- The McKay Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Mt. Holly Cemetery
- The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Overton Cemetery
- The Overton Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Patterson Cemetery
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Providence Cemetery
- The Providence Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Redwood Cemetery
- The Redwood Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Rylander Cemetery
- The Rylander Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Shaffer Cemetery
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Stanford Cemetery
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Strangers Home Cemetery
- The Strangers Home Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Young Cemetery
- The Young Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Overton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arbroth
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
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- Baker
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
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- Baywood
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Bells Store ‑ Historic
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Blairstown
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Boganvilla
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Brownfields
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Central
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
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- Clinton
- Ethel
- Glynn
- Greenwell Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Jackson
- Lindsay
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Norwood
- Port Hudson
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Pride
- Rogillioville
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
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- Saint Francisville
- Slaughter
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Tristian Village
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Watson
- Wilson
- 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
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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 Overton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in East Feliciana Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Overton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Clinton
- Jackson
- Port Hudson
- Saint Francisville
- Wilson
- Zachary
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Overton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to East Feliciana 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 Overton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #537920 (Overton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537920 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 Feliciana
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fred
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Feliciana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Overton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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