A visit to the Starhill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Starhill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Starhill Cemetery
Lat: 30.7669° (30° 46' 0")
Lon: -91.3161° (-91° 18' 57")
The Starhill Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish<1>.
The parish seat for West Feliciana Parish is located in Saint Francisville. Saint Francisville lies just to the west northwest of the Starhill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Starhill Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Starhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Hudson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Port Hudson Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asphodel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asphodel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asphodel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Asphodel Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Connell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Connell Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish
- McKowen Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Zion Travel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of New Roads.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69371 <5>
- St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hudson National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walker Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Starhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Starhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Saint Francisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <7>
- Port Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <7>
- New Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ventress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Store have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Glynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glynn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynn
- Glynn is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glynn <7>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Arbroth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slaughter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <7>
- Rougon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougon
- Rougon is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougon <7>
- Ethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jarreau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarreau have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarreau
- Jarreau is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarreau <7>
- Lakeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zachary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogillioville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar
(13 miles [20.9 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 Starhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in West Feliciana Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Starhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Jackson
- Port Hudson
- Saint Francisville
- Zachary
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Starhill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to West Feliciana Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Starhill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Starhill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #539627 (Starhill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #539627 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: Elm Park
- County: West Feliciana Elev: 44
- Location given for GNIS #539627 (Starhill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including West Feliciana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Starhill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7669, Longitude: -91.3161 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |