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A visit to the Saint Aloysius 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Aloysius Cemetery (FG ID #68760)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Aloysius Cemetery

Lat:   31.4299°   (31° 25' 47")

Lon:   -92.6863°   (-92° 41' 10")

The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Grant Parish<3>.

The parish seat for Grant Parish is located in Colfax. Colfax lies just to the north of the St. Aloysius Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the St. Aloysius Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Aloysius Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lacour Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lacour Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Deloges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deloges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deloges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deloges Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Rose View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose View Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Boyce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyce Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Raven Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dark - Neal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dark - Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dark - Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dark - Neal Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Cruikshank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Valentine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valentine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valentine Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Carnahan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carnahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carnahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Knight Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anthony Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66862 <1>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bynum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bynum Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67127 <1>
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Colfax.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208088 <1>
    • Watkin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkin Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Marce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marce Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Campbell Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Creek Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Texada Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texada Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Texada Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the St. Aloysius Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Aloysius Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fairmount
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
  • Zimmerman
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zimmerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
  • Boyce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <7>
  • Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
  • Lena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Colfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hot Wells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Marco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Weil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
  • Flatwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gardner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <7>
  • Creola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
    • Bentley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemphill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemphill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Dry Prong
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
      • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <7>
    • Mora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <7>
    • Otis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <7>
    • Tioga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <7>
    • Cloutierville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
      • Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <7>
    • Sieper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sieper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieper
      • Sieper is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sieper <7>
    • Alexandria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ball
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
      • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <7>
    • Derry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish

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 St. Aloysius 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 St. Aloysius 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 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery:

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 St. Aloysius Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #538789  (Saint Aloysius Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #538789 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Boyce
    • County: Grant         Elev: 27
    • Location given for GNIS #538789 (Saint Aloysius Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #68760

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Aloysius Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4299, Longitude: -92.6863       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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