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A visit to the Toomer Memorial 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 Toomer Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Toomer Memorial Cemetery:

30.3319, -89.9431

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Toomer Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Toomer Memorial Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Saint Tammany Parish is located in Covington. Covington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Toomer Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Toomer Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Toomer Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lafrere Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Lafrere Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafrere Cemetery
  • Seghors Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Seghors Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seghors Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Cousin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Cousin Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousin Cemetery
  • James Todd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The James Todd Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Todd Cemetery
  • Crow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
  • Peace Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Peace Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Grove Cemetery
  • Mandeville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mandeville Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
  • Dubuisson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Chinchuba Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Chinchuba Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinchuba Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Slidell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68503 <5>
    • Abita Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Abita Springs Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs Cemetery
    • Byers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
    • Amos Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Amos Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Toomer Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Toomer Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lacombe
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Huntwyck Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
  • North Shore Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
  • Browns Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
  • Mandeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lewisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • North Shore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
  • Lake Shore Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
  • Eden Isle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
  • Oak Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • McClane City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
  • Slidell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bon Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
    • Tanglewood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
    • Northwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
    • Pearl River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Abita Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Lake Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Talisheek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Madisonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Benedict
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Toomer Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Tammany Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Toomer Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Toomer Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Saint Tammany 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 Toomer Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1629048  (Toomer Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1629048 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: St. Tammany
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lacombe
      • Location given for Toomer Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3318618     Lon: -89.9431266
      • 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 Saint Tammany, 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- Toomer Memorial 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.