Tensas Parish Louisiana Cemeteries, Mississippi Genealogy

Tensas Parish Louisiana Cemeteries

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Tensas Parish Louisiana Cemetery Listing
MSGen.net listing of Cemeteries in Tensas Parish, LA.
USGS style: DD MM SS.S Tiger style: DD.DDDDD

Cemetery Name Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Area USGS 7.5' Map

Bland Cemetery             N32 06 50.- W091 08 05.-   N32.11389 W-91.13472   C1 Newellton
Burn Cemetery              N32 06 55.- W091 07 33.-   N32.11528 W-91.12583   C1 Newellton
Canton Cemetery            N32 06 00.- W091 12 20.-   N32.10000 W-91.20556   C1 Newellton
Cross Keys Cemetery        N31 54 01.- W091 22 15.-   N31.90028 W-91.37083   B2 Lake Bruin
Elder Shade Cemetery       N31 51 35.- W091 30 43.-   N31.85972 W-91.51194   A4 Foules

Elk Ridge Cemetery         N32 06 15.- W091 11 00.-   N32.10417 W-91.18333   C1 Newellton
Gold Bell Cemetery         N31 58 26.- W091 20 07.-   N31.97389 W-91.33528   B2 Lake Bruin
Helena Cemetery            N31 52 25.- W091 23 55.-   N31.87361 W-91.39861   A3 Waterproof
Jordan Cemetery            N32 08 31.- W091 24 59.-   N32.14194 W-91.41639   D3 Tensas Bluff
Lakewood Cemetery          N31 57 12.- W091 13 56.-   N31.95333 W-91.23222   B1 Saint Joseph

Lemy Cemetery              N32 06 37.- W091 09 02.-   N32.11028 W-91.15056   C1 Newellton
Loam Land Cemetery         N31 46 31.- W091 32 31.-   N31.77528 W-91.54194   A4 Foules
Mayflower Cemetery         N31 57 55.- W091 23 58.-   N31.96528 W-91.39944   B3 Gretna Green
Mound Cemetery             N31 55 46.- W091 18 03.-   N31.92944 W-91.30083   B2 Lake Bruin
Myrtle Grove Cemetery      N31 49 11.- W091 22 19.-   N31.81972 W-91.37194   A2 Chamblee

Newell Cemetery            N32 05 03.- W091 17 34.-   N32.08417 W-91.29278   C2 Saranac
Newellton Cemetery         N32 04 01.- W091 13 50.-   N32.06694 W-91.23056   C1 Newellton
?Oakwood Cemetery           Unknown    Unknown      Unknown      Unknown   X (note)
located off hwy. 65, near Oakwood Baptist Church, on old Oakwood Plantation between Waterproof and St. Joseph.
Oneonta Cemetery           N31 54 53.- W091 19 27.-   N31.91472 W-91.32417   B2 Lake Bruin
Powells Cemetery           N31 46 25.- W091 30 31.-   N31.77361 W-91.50861   A4 Foules

Routhwood Cemetery         N32 03 58.- W091 13 50.-   N32.06611 W-91.23056   C1 Newellton
Saint Antioch Cemetery     N32 01 28.- W091 08 26.-   N32.02444 W-91.14056   C1 Newellton
Saint John Cemetery        N32 12 30.- W091 14 15.-   N32.20833 W-91.23750   D1 Somerset
Saint Joseph Cemetery      N31 56 21.- W091 13 14.-   N31.93917 W-91.22056   B1 Saint Joseph
Saint Matthew Cemetery     N32 01 39.- W091 12 02.-   N32.02750 W-91.20056   C1 Newellton

Somerset Cemetery          N32 09 08.- W091 10 51.-   N32.15222 W-91.18083   D1 Somerset
Tensas Cemetery            N32 06 49.- W091 13 41.-   N32.11361 W-91.22806   C1 Newellton
Thistle Ridge Cemetery     N31 59 05.- W091 21 00.-   N31.98472 W-91.35000   B2 Lake Bruin
Winona Cemetery            N31 46 28.- W091 23 46.-   N31.77444 W-91.39611   A3 Waterproof
Wyoming Cemetery           N32 07 13.- W091 12 24.-   N32.12028 W-91.20667   C1 Newellton

*location determined by GPS device, others from USGS records. +location determined from other sources. ?estimated or uncertain location.
Note: DD.DDDDD is slightly more accurate than DD MM.MMM (fractional minutes may be found by dividing seconds by 60) which itself is slightly more accurate than DD MM SS.S and DD MM SS is even less accurate. Here are approximate values:
Latitude: 3.64 feet per 0.00001 degree, 6.06 feet per 0.001 minute, 10.10 feet per 0.1 second, 101.1 feet per second, 6066.7 feet per minute.
Longitude: 3.04 feet per 0.00001 degree, 5.07 feet per 0.001 minute, 8.45 feet per 0.1 second, 84.5 feet per second, 5066.7 feet per minute.
Minutes and Seconds to fractions: 00'00"=.00000 07'30"=.12500 15'00"=.25000 22'30"=.37500 30'00"=.50000 37'30"=.62500 45'00"=.75000 52'30"=.87500 Also, see Table to Convert Minutes and Seconds to Decimal Degrees.

Key to USGS Maps (letter increases to North, # increases to West):
A2--N31 45 00 W091 15 00--N31 52 30 W091 22 30--Chamblee
A3--N31 45 00 W091 22 30--N31 52 30 W091 30 00--Waterproof
A4--N31 45 00 W091 30 00--N31 52 30 W091 37 30--Foules

B1--N31 52 30 W091 07 30--N31 00 00 W091 15 00--Saint Joseph
B2--N31 52 30 W091 15 00--N31 00 00 W091 22 30--Lake Bruin
B3--N31 52 30 W091 22 30--N31 00 00 W091 30 00--Gretna Green

C1--N32 00 00 W091 07 30--N32 07 30 W091 15 00--Newellton
C2--N32 00 00 W091 15 00--N32 07 30 W091 22 30--Saranac

D1--N32 07 30 W091 07 30--N32 15 00 W091 15 00--Somerset
D2--N32 07 30 W091 15 00--N32 15 00 W091 22 30--
D3--N32 07 30 W091 22 30--N32 15 00 W091 30 00--Tensas Bluff

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