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A visit to the Valentine 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 Valentine Cemetery ...

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

31.4980, -92.7279

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

The Valentine Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Valentine Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valentine Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Valentine Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Colfax Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
  • Marce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Marce Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marce Cemetery
  • Deloges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Deloges Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloges Cemetery
  • Raven Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carnahan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
  • Rose View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Rose View Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose View Cemetery
  • Lacour Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lacour Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacour Cemetery
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bynum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gilly G. LeMoine Sr. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Corbett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Simon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Watkin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Watkin Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkin Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Boyce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Boyce Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bay Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bay Spring Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Spring Cemetery
    • Campbell Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • James Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The James Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
    • Dark - Neal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Dark - Neal Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark - Neal Cemetery
    • Cruikshank Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthony Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valentine Cemetery.

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

  • Colfax
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Marco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
  • Lena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Zimmerman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Fairmount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Boyce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hot Wells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
  • Cloutierville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dry Prong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gorum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Stay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Stay is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • Bentley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Derry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Mora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Creola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Creola is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Creola has also been known as:
      • Creola village
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weil
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Hemphill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Pollock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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 Valentine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rapides Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Valentine Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Rapides 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 Valentine Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #540133  (Valentine Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540133 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: Rapides
      • Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boyce
      • Location given for Valentine Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4979514     Lon: -92.7279279
      • 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 Rapides, 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- Valentine 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.
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