A visit to the Wheat 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 Wheat Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheat Cemetery:
30.4291, -90.7784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheat Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Livingston Parish is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the north northeast of the Wheat Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wheat Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wheat Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Colyell Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plainview Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Zeigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Satsuma Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McLin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- H Stafford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The H Stafford Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for H Stafford Cemetery
- St. Mark Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Walker Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Felder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Felder Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sibley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- S. Stafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The S. Stafford Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S. Stafford Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- St. William Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bankston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mack Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wheat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheat Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Port Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Galvez Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Claybank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Holden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- French Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Galvez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Maurepas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Denham Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <5>
- Hobart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Brignac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Hope Villa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Killian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodshire Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Shenandoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Old Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Bullion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Prairieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duplessis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Wheat Cemetery. The following communities are located in Livingston Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denham Springs
- Livingston
- Maurepas
- Port Vincent
- Springfield
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wheat Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Wheat Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #542517 (Wheat Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542517 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walker
- Location given for Wheat Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4290807 Lon: -90.7784294
- 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 Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wheat 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. |