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A visit to the Welch 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 Welch Cemetery ...

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

30.4888, -89.8037

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

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

The parish seat for Saint Tammany Parish is located in Covington. Covington lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Welch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Welch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Welch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McGee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
  • Moran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moran Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
  • Charter Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Charter Oak Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
  • Hickory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Hickory Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
  • Henry Talley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Henry Talley Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Talley Cemetery
  • Thigpen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Thigpen Cemetery is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thigpen Cemetery
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
  • Keller Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Keller Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
    • Cowart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cowart Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowart Cemetery
    • Crow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
    • Peace Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Peace Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Grove Cemetery
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
      • The Crawford Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pearl River Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68537 <5>
    • Copper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Copper Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cemetery
    • Grantham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grantham Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
    • Porters Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Porters Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters 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 Welch Cemetery.

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

  • Hickory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Talisheek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicholson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Picayune
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <6>
  • Pearl River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bush
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Browns Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
  • Northwood Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
  • Sun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <6>
  • Huntwyck Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
  • Tanglewood Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
  • Lake Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Abita Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lacombe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Slidell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Bon Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
    • Napoleon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Lake Shore Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
    • McClane City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
    • Lees Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Eden Isle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
    • Oak Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
    • Logtown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Covington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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 Welch 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 Welch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Welch 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 Welch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1628457  (Welch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1628457 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: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hickory
      • Location given for Welch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4888029     Lon: -89.8036791
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Welch 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.