A visit to the Stevens 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 Stevens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stevens Cemetery:
31.0996, -93.4224
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stevens Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Vernon Parish is located in Leesville. Leesville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Stevens Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Stevens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stevens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burr Ferry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burr Ferry Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Ferry Cemetery
- Kay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kay Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Cemetery
- Burr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burr Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Beechgrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beechgrove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechgrove Cemetery
- Craft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Craft Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cyer Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyer Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
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- Gill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Toledo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Toledo Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evans Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Evans.
- The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67468 <5>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Ferris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
- Smart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Smart Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart Cemetery
- Leesville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Leesville Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville Cemetery
- Anacoco Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Anacoco Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacoco Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stevens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stevens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Savage Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Billy Goat Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- New Llano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Fertitta Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Pickering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Anacoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- South Toledo Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
- Pinewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Fort Polk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Polk North
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
- Rosepine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Hornbeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burkeville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Stevens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stevens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stevens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 Stevens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #539663 (Stevens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #539663 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burr Ferry
- Location given for Stevens Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0996334 Lon: -93.4223914
- 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 Vernon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stevens 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. |