A visit to the Pickett 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 Pickett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickett Cemetery:
32.7065, -91.9262
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pickett Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Morehouse Parish is located in Bastrop. Bastrop lies just to the north of the Pickett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pickett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pickett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pickett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Courney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Courney Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courney Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wham Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wham Cemetery
- Bastrop City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bastrop City Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bastrop City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bastrop.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329042 <5>
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Bastrop.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178627 <5>
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Mer Rouge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bartholomew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bartholomew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholomew Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Morehouse Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Bufferin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bufferin Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufferin Cemetery
- Conger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Conger Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger Cemetery
- Dunmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunmore Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore Cemetery
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 Pickett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pickett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collinston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bastrop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Sterlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mer Rouge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swartz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Northpark Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Spanish City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Start
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Haile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
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 Pickett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morehouse Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pickett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastrop
- Monroe
- Rayville
- West Monroe
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 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 Pickett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Morehouse 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 Pickett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #540826 (Pickett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540826 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: Morehouse
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collinston West
- Location given for Pickett Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7065255 Lon: -91.92624
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Morehouse, 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- Pickett 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |