A visit to the Walnut Ridge 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 Walnut Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Ridge Cemetery:
32.2896, -92.7543
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Jackson Parish is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies just to the southeast of the Walnut Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Walnut Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- St. Henrys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galilee Cemetery
- Gallilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jonesboro Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Cemetery
- Stringer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stringer Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Betha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Betha Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betha Cemetery
- Brooks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Danville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Danville Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Jimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ansley Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hodge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- East Hodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jonesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Gansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Bienville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lucky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Burkplace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Saline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Grambling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Simsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bryceland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Ruston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Nash ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
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 Walnut Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hodge
- Jonesboro
- Ruston
- Sparta
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 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 Walnut Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Walnut Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #542369 (Walnut Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542369 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Olive
- Location given for Walnut Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2895997 Lon: -92.7543198
- 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 Jackson, 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' (or 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- Walnut Ridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |