A visit to the Parsonage 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 Parsonage Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Parsonage Cemetery (FG ID #68529).
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 Parsonage Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parsonage Cemetery:
31.5013, -92.5441
The Parsonage Cemetery is located in Grant Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Grant Parish is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Parsonage Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parsonage Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Parsonage Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parsonage Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Corbett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cruikshank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Venus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Venus Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
- Guynes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raven Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Restland Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pollock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Newlight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight Cemetery
- Labat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Labat Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labat Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parsonage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parsonage Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Prong
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creola is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Creola has also been known as:
- Creola village
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pollock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fishville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Zimmerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Marco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hot Wells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Parsonage Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parsonage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Colfax
- Pineville
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 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 Parsonage Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Parsonage Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #68529
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #547818 (Parsonage Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547818 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dry Prong
- Location given for Parsonage Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5010098 Lon: -92.5437534
- 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 Grant, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parsonage 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. |