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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   32.6254°   (32° 37' 31")

Lon:   -91.9335°   (-91° 56' 0")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Howell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howell Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Bufferin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bufferin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bufferin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bufferin Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Cosper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cosper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cosper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cosper Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Irwin Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwin Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwin Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Irwin Lake Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Conger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Conger Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Anderson Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bartholomew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartholomew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartholomew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bartholomew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
      • The Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Carter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Wynn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wynn Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Courney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Courney Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Swartz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Collinston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
    • Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <7>
  • Fairbanks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <7>
  • Leisure Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Spanish City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Sterlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
    • Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <7>
  • Northpark Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northpark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
    • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Oak Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <7>
  • Start
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Start have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Start
    • Start is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Start <7>
  • Bastrop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ouachita City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ouachita City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
    • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Monroe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <7>
    • Mer Rouge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
      • Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <7>
    • West Monroe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
    • Pino Bayou Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pino Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
      • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Richwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
    • Rayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
      • Rayville is located in Richland Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayville <7>

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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #540838 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Collinston West
    • County: Ouachita         Elev: 37
    • Location given for GNIS #540838 (Wham Cemetery)

The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6254, Longitude: -91.9335       In this case, the coordinates for the Wham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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