Rapides County, Louisiana Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Rapides County, Louisiana from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Rapides County Overview
108
Cemeteries
37
Indexed Records
108
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Rapides County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Rapides County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Rapides County, Louisiana contains 108 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 37 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1920 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Rapides County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Rapides County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Rapides County map overview
County center reference: 31.2150, -92.5324
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Rapides County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Rapides County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 5
Back to LouisianaForest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
USGSGarden of Memories Cemetery
USGSGreenwood Memorial Park Cemetery
USGSAmiable Cemetery
VA📍 GLENMORA, LA
Big Island Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 DEVILLE, LA
Campground Cemetery
USGSClear Lake Cem
VA📍 PINEVILLE, LA
Craig Family Cemetery
VA📍 DEVILLE, LA
Paul Cemetery
USGSSpring Hill Cemetery
USGSThe Czech Cemetery
VA📍 PINEVILLE, LA
Alexander Memorial Gardens
USGSAlexandria National Cemetery
USGSAnandale Cemetery
USGSB'nai Israel Cemetery
USGSBall Cemetery
USGSBallard Cemetery
USGSBethel Cemetery
USGSBoyce Cemetery
USGSBradford Cemetery
USGSBurlew Cemetery
USGSBurns Cemetery
USGSBurrough Cemetery
USGSButters Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Rapides County, Louisiana
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Clifford Riley Kelley
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Archie P Jenkins
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
Alfred Clay Chadwick
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Cary Simon Eleser
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Charles Dillon Muse
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
Charles Ray Squyres
🪦 Clear Lake Cem
Cooley Ingram
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
Clifford Holloway
🪦 Amiable Cemetery
Douglas Hester Curry
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
Dale Bruce Huffman
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Carl G Landwehr
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
Eugene W Dupuis
🪦 Paul Cemetery
Everett Lyden Bledsoe
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Christian Frank Vortisch
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
Charles Joseph Persigo
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
Dalton A Henagan
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Arthur E Nesom
🪦 Campground Cemetery
Dewey T Millard
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Angelo J Spinato
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
Allan Lewis Patterson
🪦 Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Alexander J Hallsworth
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Curtis W Bennett
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Charles A Laferrara
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Emil William Frank
🪦 The Czech Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Rapides County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Rapides County, Louisiana
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Clifford Riley Kelley
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
1936-08-11 - 2022-09-03 Rank: PFC
Archie P Jenkins
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
1929-09-03 - 2022-01-31 Rank: PFC
Alfred Clay Chadwick
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
1933-01-25 - 2022-01-30 Rank: FN
Cary Simon Eleser
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
1924-05-08 - 2022-01-19 Rank: RM3
Charles Dillon Muse
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
1943-09-13 - 2022-01-05 Rank: SP4
Charles Ray Squyres
🪦 Clear Lake Cem
1941-08-26 - 2021-11-21
Cooley Ingram
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
1953-04-12 - 2021-11-12 Rank: PVT
Clifford Holloway
🪦 Amiable Cemetery
1946-07-28 - 2021-11-11 Rank: SP4
Douglas Hester Curry
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
1938-05-16 - 2021-10-25 Rank: AT2
Dale Bruce Huffman
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
1939-08-12 - 2021-09-16 Rank: MAJ
Carl G Landwehr
🪦 Garden of Memories Cemetery
1925-10-01 - 2021-08-13 Rank: PFC
Eugene W Dupuis
🪦 Paul Cemetery
1946-05-24 - 2021-08-08 Rank: SP4
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Rapides County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Rapides County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Rapides County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Rapides County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Rapides County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum
15 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Garden of Memories Cemetery
12 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Rapides County burial records
Use a full name plus Rapides County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Louisiana archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Rapides County
Rapides County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Louisiana archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Rapides County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Rapides County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Rapides County?
108 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Rapides County, Louisiana, with 108 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Rapides County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Rapides County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Rapides County burial records include military branch context?
37 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Rapides County.