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A visit to the Monterey 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 Monterey Cemetery ...

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

32.8476, -94.0441

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

The Monterey Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Monterey Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Monterey Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Monterey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burks - Hart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Rambo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rambo Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo Cemetery
  • Core Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Core Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Core Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Jefferson.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Core Cemetery (located 68 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3037 <5>
  • Core Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Core Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Core Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Jefferson.
    • The Core Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Core African American Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Core Cemetery
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Core Cemetery (located 69 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451858 <5>
  • Gray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
  • Black Bayou Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Black Bayou Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou Cemetery
  • Baugass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Baugass Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugass Cemetery
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
  • Chapelwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chapelwood Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Good Exchange Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Moseley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Moseley Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
    • Josey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Josey Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josey Cemetery
    • Whatley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Whatley Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
    • Rang Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Rang Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rang Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Rand Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Rand Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
    • Douglas Shady Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Douglas Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Shady Grove Cemetery
      • The Douglas Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Douglas Cemetery
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3274 <5>
    • Hosston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Hosston Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosston Cemetery
    • Slaughter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Slaughter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Rodessa (LA).
      • The Slaughter Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rodessa Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68985 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Monterey Cemetery.

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

  • Vivian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <6>
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • McLeod
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oil City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rodessa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hosston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Uncertain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Frog Level ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Zylks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
  • Gilliam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Huffins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huffins is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mooringsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Capps City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
    • Belcher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Kildare
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lodi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Karnack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bivins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Missionary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary

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 Monterey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monterey 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 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 Monterey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Marion County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • 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 Monterey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341822  (Monterey Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341822 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
      • County: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Trees
      • Location given for Monterey Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8476394     Lon: -94.0440714
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Marion, 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- Monterey 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>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.