A visit to the Pritchard 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 Pritchard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pritchard Cemetery:
32.2574, -91.9896
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pritchard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Richland Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Richland Parish is located in Rayville. Rayville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pritchard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pritchard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pritchard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pritchard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Landerneau Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Landerneau Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landerneau Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Duchene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Duchene Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchene Cemetery
- Etier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Etier Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etier Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Hebert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hebert Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
- Cuba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
- Girod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Girod Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girod Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Adile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Adile Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adile Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Simms Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Simms Chapel Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Chapel Cemetery
- Brunson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brunson Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson Cemetery
- Riser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Riser Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Cemetery
- Nickols Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nickols Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickols Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Faulks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Faulks Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulks Cemetery
- Faust Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Hall - Rhymes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hall - Rhymes Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Rhymes Cemetery
- Rhymes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pritchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pritchard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bosco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liddieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- New Light
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Mangham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Banks Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Archibald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pino Bayou Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Richwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Baskin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Vixen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Fort Necessity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winnsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Start
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Clarks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baskinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Spanish City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Pritchard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pritchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Monroe
- Winnsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pritchard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Pritchard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #541241 (Pritchard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #541241 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilleyville
- Location given for Pritchard Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.257373 Lon: -91.9895769
- 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 Richland, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pritchard 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. |
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