A visit to the Wham 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 Wham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wham Cemetery:
32.6254, -91.9335
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wham Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Ouachita Parish is located in Monroe. Monroe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wham 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 Wham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Bufferin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bufferin Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufferin Cemetery
- Cosper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cosper Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosper Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bastrop.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68589 <5>
- Burton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Irwin Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Irwin Lake Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Lake Cemetery
- Conger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Conger Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bartholomew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bartholomew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholomew Cemetery
- Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Monroe Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68200 <5>
- Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Courney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Courney Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Swartz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collinston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leisure Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Spanish City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Sterlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northpark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Start
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bastrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ouachita City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mer Rouge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Pino Bayou Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Richwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Rayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Wham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ouachita Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastrop
- Monroe
- Rayville
- West Monroe
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Ouachita 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 Wham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #540838 (Wham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540838 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: Ouachita
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collinston West
- Location given for Wham Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6254169 Lon: -91.9334626
- 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 Ouachita, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wham 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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