A visit to the Silvery 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 Silvery Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silvery Cemetery:
30.4635, -91.2812
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silvery Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Silvery Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<2>.
The parish seat for West Baton Rouge Parish is located in Port Allen. Port Allen lies just to the east of the Silvery Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silvery Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Silvery Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silvery Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allendale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Allendale Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale Cemetery
- Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- St. John Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68799 <5>
- Antioch Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Baptist Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baton Rouge National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Sweet Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Olive Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Olive Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Nickwack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nickwack Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickwack Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Silvery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silvery Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Lobdell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Carey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Devalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Port Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brusly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <6>
- Beauregard Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Addis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <6>
- Baton Rouge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erwinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grosse Tete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zion City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Arbroth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Maribel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gardere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Lynwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Essen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Rougon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownfields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Baker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <6>
- Lakeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plaquemine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Inniswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Tristian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
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 Silvery Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silvery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Baton Rouge
- Plaquemine
- Port Allen
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 websites either 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 Silvery Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to West Baton Rouge 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 Silvery Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #539378 (Silvery Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #539378 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: West Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lobdell
- Location given for Silvery Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4635242 Lon: -91.2812204
- 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 West Baton Rouge, 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- Silvery 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. |