A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Red River Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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- Creswell Cemetery
- The Creswell Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
- The Dill Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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- Flores Cemetery
- The Flores Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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- Hand Cemetery
- The Hand Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- Mary Magdalene Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- New Friendship Cemetery
- New Star Cemetery
- The New Star Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- New Star Cemetery
- The New Star Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Marks Cemetery
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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- St. Marks Cemetery
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- Slone Cemetery
- The Slone Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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- Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
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- Springville Cemetery
- The Springville Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- Tanyard Cemetery
- The Tanyard Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- Truevine Cemetery
- The Truevine Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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- Watson Cemetery
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River Parish
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- Woodvine Cemetery
- The Woodvine Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abington
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
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- Atkins
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
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- Butler ‑ Historic
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
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- Carroll
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
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- Coushatta
- East Point
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
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- Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Elm Grove
- Frierson
- Halfway
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
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- Hall Summit
- Hanna
- Hanna is located in Red River Parish
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Harmon
- Lake End
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
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- Mansfield
- Martin
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Oxford
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
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- Pelican
- Pleasant Hill
- South Mansfield
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Westdale
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
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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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Red River Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coushatta
- Grand Cane
- Mansfield
- Ringgold
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Red River 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #548773 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #548773 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: Red River
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harmon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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