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A visit to the Wilder 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 Wilder Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilder 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 Wilder Cemetery

Lat:   32.5554°   (32° 33' 19")

Lon:   -92.6790°   (-92° 40' 44")

The Wilder Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Lincoln Parish is located in Ruston. Ruston lies just to the southeast of the Wilder Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilder Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • McGloughlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGloughlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGloughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGloughlin Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Watts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watts Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Riser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riser Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Zion Traveler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Traveler Cemetery
    • The Zion Traveler Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Trussell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trussell Cemetery
    • The Trussell Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Gullat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gullat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gullat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gullat Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Colvin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colvin Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Walnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Walnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
    • The Walnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Walnut Creek Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1276269 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Colvin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colvin Cemetery
      • The Colvin Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Providence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Powell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
    • New Prosperity Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Longstraw Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longstraw Cemetery
      • The Longstraw Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
    • Unionville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unionville Cemetery
      • The Unionville Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
      • The Unionville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvin Memorial Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
    • Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilder Cemetery.

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

  • Grambling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Simsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
    • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <6>
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Choudrant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
    • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <6>
  • Dubach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
    • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <6>
  • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
    • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Cedarton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
    • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Ansley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
  • Sibley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sibley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Cartwright
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cartwright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Quitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Sugar Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Indian Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Frost Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
      • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Downsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
      • Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
    • North Hodge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Eros
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eros have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <6>
    • Calhoun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Bernice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Wilder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilder Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wilder 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 Wilder Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #540406  (Wilder Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #540406 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: Ruston West
    • County: Lincoln         Elev: 74
    • Location given for GNIS #540406 (Wilder Cemetery)

The official website for Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.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 Lincoln, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilder Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5554, Longitude: -92.6790       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilder 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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