A visit to the Red River 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 Red River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red River Cemetery:
32.4246, -93.6380
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red River Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Bossier Parish is located in Benton. Benton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Red River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Red River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayflower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Park East Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
- The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park Cemetery East
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67544 <5>
- Carver Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68819 <5>
- Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Centuries Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Suggs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Suggs Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Koran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Koran Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koran Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Jewella Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Jewella Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella Cemetery
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Haughton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Haughton Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton Cemetery
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 Red River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellerbe Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Elm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Parkland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Bodcau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Espanita Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
- Bossier City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shreveport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Red Chute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
- Chateau Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
- Atkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Haughton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Pine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Summer Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Fillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- South Towne Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
- Frierson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reisor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
- Edgewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Keithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Western Hills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stonewall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Red River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bossier Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Red River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Bossier 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 Red River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #538530 (Red River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #538530 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: Bossier
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shreveport East
- Location given for Red River Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4245986 Lon: -93.6379547
- 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 Bossier, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red River 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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