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Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Details for Rapides Parish

NameRapides Parish
Place TypeParish
Located in
Louisiana, United States
Parish SeatAlexandria
Coordinates
Latitude 31.1668530 31° 10' 00.7" N
Longitude -92.4834705 92° 29' 00.5" W
Population131,556
Elevation22 m
Surrounding ParishesLa Salle NE
Catahoula NE
Avoyelles E
Evangeline S
Allen SW
Vernon W
Natchitoches NW
Grant N
USGS GNIS FeatureID559460
Histopolis Place ID731507021
Updated Jan 5
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Genealogy Resources for Rapides Parish

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
The Political Graveyard: Rapides Parish, La. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/RA.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapides_Parish,_Louisiana (28 Jul 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Louisiana > Rapides Parish > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Louisiana > Rapides Parish > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/LA/RapidesP/cem/ (20 Aug 2009)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana
http://www.interment.net/us/la/rapides.htm (16 May 2010)

Cemeteries in or near Rapides Parish - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=3548&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (16 Aug 2009)

USGenWeb Archives:Rapides Parish, Louisiana Cemetery Records [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/rapides/cemeteries.html (5 Oct 2009)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Louisiana > Rapides Parish [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Louisiana > Rapides Parish
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/LA/RapidesP/ (30 Jan 2010)

Cemeteries of Rapides  Parish, Cemeteries of Louisiana, Gloria B. Mayfield [Cemeteries of Texas]
http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Louisiana/Rapides/ListRapides.htm (30 Dec 2008)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1148 (5 Sep 2009)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana LA, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Rapides Parish, Louisiana LA, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3548 (14 Nov 2008)
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Surveys in Rapides Parish

1 Survey, 10 Ranges, 53 Townships

The Louisiana Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Rapides Parish. You can navigate to any of the 53 survey townships that overlap Rapides Parish using the navigation tool below.

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Cities of Rapides Parish

2 Cities, 6 Towns, 2 Villages, 114 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
AfemanAlexandria (city)Alexandria JunctionAlfalfa
AnandaleBall (town)BarrettBarron
Bennett Bay LandingBethelBig IslandBijou
BlancheBlue Lake LandingBoyce (town)Bringhurst
BubenzerBuckeyeCalcasieuCampbell
Castor PlungeCedar GroveChambersCheneyville (town)
CliftonClifton CrossingCloverdaleClubhouse Landing
CooleyCraneDevilleDove Landing
Driftwood Trailer ParkEchoElmelhineElmer
Fitzgerald (historical u.p.)FlatwoodsForest Hill (village)Fort Buhlow
Fort RandolphGardnerGlenmora (town)Graham (historical u.p.)
Green GablesHemphillHester LandingHineston
Hobson (historical u.p.)HollowayHot WellsInglewood
KentKincaid (historical u.p.)KingsvilleKolin
LamourieLatanierLecompte (town)Lee Heights
LenaLewistonLibuseLisso
LongleafLoydLyles (historical u.p.)Magda (historical u.p.)
McNary (village)McNuttMeekerMelder
MidwayMilford (historical u.p.)MollerMoreland
Muse (historical u.p.)Oak Park Mobile Homes CourtOasisOden (historical u.p.)
Odom (historical u.p.)OsburnOtisParadise
PearlPine CoupeePinegrove (historical u.p.)Pineville (city)
Pineville JunctionPolandPrice CrossingQuadrate
RapidesRichland (historical u.p.)RockRodemacher
RoxanaRubySamtownSartori (historical u.p.)
Shady OaksSharpSieperSieps
SmithvilleStonewalls (historical u.p.)Thomas (historical u.p.)Timber Trails
TiogaUnion HillValde Rouge (historical u.p.)Vortex (historical u.p.)
WaldingWardvilleWeilWestport
WhittingtonWildaWillow GlenWilson Point
Wises (historical u.p.)Witchwood (historical u.p.)Woodworth (town)Zimmerman

Cemeteries of Rapides Parish

109 Cemeteries, 5 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
Alexander Memorial GardensAlexandria National †AnandaleBall
BallardBelgardBethelBnai Israel
BoyceBradfordBurlewBurns
BurroughButtersCampbellCampbell Creek
CampgroundCampgroundCampgroundCarnahan
CarnalChristiansCloverdaleCraig
Czech NationalDark-NealDelogesDeville
DewillDoyleDyerFiggins
Forest Lawn Memorial ParkGarden of MemoriesGlenmoraGreenwood Memorial Park
HardshellHawkinsHillHolly Oak
HoltHooperIndian CreekJames
JewishJohnsonKnightLabat
LacourLecompteLiberty HillLibuse Czech
Lincoln MemorialLinzayLoftonLone Star
MarlerMartin SpringsMaryhill SeminaryMathews
McNuttMcNutt HillMeekerMelder
MethodistMooreMount OlivetMount Pleasant
Mt. Olivet (*)Mt. Pleasant (*)NewellNewlight
NicholsNoelOsburn WillisPaul
PaulPeartPiercePisgah
Pisgah ChurchRocky HillRose LawnRose View
RougeauSaint JohnSaint MarkSaint Peter
Schorn BrookScience HillSmithSmith
Spring HillSt. John (*)St. Mark (*)St. Peter (*)
StaffordStanleySunrise Memorial GardensSwann
TenmileTexadaUnion HillValentine
VenusWatkinWellsWesley
WilliamsWilmer MemorialWiseWise
WiseWoodson

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