A visit to the Winan 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 Winan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winan Cemetery:
30.8946, -90.1526
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Washington Parish is located in Franklinton. Franklinton lies just to the south of the Winan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Winan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Winan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Toomer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Toomer Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomer Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Bickham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bickham Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickham Cemetery
- Stringfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stringfield Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfield Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Sweet Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sweet Rest Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Rest Cemetery
- Curter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Curter Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curter Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brumfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Schilling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Schilling Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Bulloch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bulloch Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Slocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Slocum Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
- Bickham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bickham Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickham Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Winan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Stoney Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Mount Hermon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Enon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Wilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Tylertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Husser
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Folsom
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bogalusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Varnado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Angie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Osyka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fluker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kentwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tangipahoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
- Twin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Kokomo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chatawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
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 Winan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winan 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 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 Winan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Winan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #542105 (Winan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542105 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clifton
- Location given for Winan Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8946272 Lon: -90.1525864
- 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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Winan 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. |