Many African American settlers in rural NW Louisiana traveled West for economic and employment gains. Many of these individuals made this area their final resting spot so we identified a few cemeteries that had African American connections to NW LA.
Northeast Texas – Bowie County
Antioch Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Arkadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Beaver Dam Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Buchanan Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Carpenter Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Dalby (African American) Springs Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Garland Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Grandview Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Harrell Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Nash (African American) Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Red Bank Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Red Springs Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Wamba (African American) Cemetery – Bowie County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Camp County
Cedar Grove Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Center Point Memorial Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Hanson Cemetery – aka Handsome Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Hickory Hill Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Myrtle Springs Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
North Chapel Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Oak Grove Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Rocky Mound Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Traylor Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Union Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
West Chapel Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Wilks Cemetery – Camp County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Cass County
Aberdeen Church Cemetery – Cass County, Texas –
Albert Richie Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Allen Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Baucus Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Baucus Springs – Cass County, Texas
Bethlehem Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Cheatham Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Dawson Cemetery – Cass County, Texas –
Domino Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Ferrell Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Floyd Valley Church Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Galloway Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Gethsemane Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Gum Springs CME Church Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Hearn Cemetery – Cass County, Texas (Part Black Cemetery)
Jones Hill Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Love’s Chapel Cemetery – Cass County, Texas
Macedonia Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Mount Carmel Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Mount Moriah Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Mount Olive Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery – Cross Roads – Cass, Texas
Mount Pilgrim Church Cemetery – Cass, Texas
New Antioch Cemetery – Cass, Texas
O’Farrell Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Old Macedonia Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Pine Bluff Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Pine Crest Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Pleasant Hill Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Rambo Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Salem Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Saint Pauls Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Shiloh Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Sunrise Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Ware Memorial Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Whittaker Memorial Cemetery – Cass, Texas
Northeast Texas – Collins County
Ross Cemetery – Collins County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Fannin County
Union Cemetery – Fannin County, Texas
Whitewright Cemetery – Fannin County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Freestone County
Brown Chapel Cemetery – Freestone County, Texas
Salem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (African) – Freestone County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Gregg County
Center Baptist Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Claude Fortson Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Grable Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Kennedy Memorial Gardens Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Kennedy-Butts Family Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Kilgore Baptist Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Lewis Chapel Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Mount Pleasant Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Perry-Clay Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Phillips Family Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Pleasant Hill CME Church Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Post Oak Baptist Church Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Post Oak Union Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Prothro Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Sabine Valley Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Saint John Baptist Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Smith Chapel Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Strong Memorial Cemetery – Gregg County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Harrison County
Antioch Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Belview Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Canaan Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Driskell Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Hickory Grove Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Hope Springs Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Lewis Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Liberty Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Longridge Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Love Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas – (09/26/2010)
McJohnsons Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Motley Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Mount Pleasant Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
New Zion Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Nichol Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Old Border Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Pine Bluff Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Potters Creek Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Powder Mill Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Red Oak Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Rose Hill Garden Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Sipp Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
St James Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
St John’s Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Saint Marks Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Saint Mary’s Baptist Church Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Strickland Springs Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Union Chapel Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Wiley College Cemetery – Harrison County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Henderson County
Athens City Cemetery – Henderson County, Texas
Mason Ranch Cemetery – Henderson County, Texas
North Athens Cemetery – Henderson County, Texas
Sand Flat Pioneer Cemetery – Henderson County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Kaufman County
Egypt Cemetery – Kaufman County, Texas
New Oakwood Cemetery – Kaufman County, Texas
Oakwood Cemetery – Kaufman County, Texas
Prairie View Cemetery – Kaufman County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Marion County
Bethlehem Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Blunt Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Cedar Grove Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Cedar Grove Community Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Core African American Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Corinth Colored Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Coverson Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Culberson Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Cypress Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Douglas Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Hope Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Jefferson Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Judea Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Kellyville Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Kellyville Cemetery #2 – Marion County, Texas
Lewis Chapel Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Logan Chapel Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Macedonia Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
McIntosh Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Mims Chapel Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Mount Carmel Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Mount Olive Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
New Zion B.C. Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Pyland Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
RayCedar Grove Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Core African American Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Corinth Colored Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Coverson Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Culberson Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Cypress Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Douglas Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Hope Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Jefferson Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Judea Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Kellyville Cemetery #2 – Marion County, Texas
Lewis Chapel Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Logan Chapel Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Macedonia Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
McIntosh Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Mims Chapel Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Mount Carmel Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Mount Olive Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
New Zion B.C. Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Pyland Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Ray Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Sipps Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Webb Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Whitaker Cemetery – Marion County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Morris County
James Cemetery – Morris County, Texas
Morning Star Cemetery – Morris County, Texas
Reynolds Cemetery – Morris County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Nacogdoches County
Cleaver Cemetery – Nacogdoches County, Texas
Mast Cemetery #2 – Nacogdoches County, Texas
Pine Grove Cemetery – Nacogdoches County, Texas
Watson Cemetery – Nacogdoches County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Navarro County
Chatfield Cemetery Memorial #2 (Black Cemetery) – Navarro County, Texas
Samaria Cemetery – Navarro County, Texas
Woods Cemetery – Navarro County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Orange County
Hollywood Cemetery – Orange County, Texas
Magnolia Memorial Garden Cemetery – Orange County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Panola County
Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Bethel Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Centennial Afro Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Evergreen Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Fourmile Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Harmony Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Holland Quarters Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Odd Fellows African American Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Old Bethel Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Mt Zion Cemetery – Panola County, Texas – (02/20/2010)
Pleasant Hill CME Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Roquemore Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Shady Grove Cemetery – Panola County, Texas – (08/13/2009)
Social Point Cemetery – Panola County, Texas (09/18/2011)
Tabernacle-Shiloh Cemetery – Panola County, Texas (09/18/2011)
Walker Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Walnut Grove Cemetery – Panola County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Red River County
Hebron Cemetery – Red River County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Rusk County
Campground Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Choice Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Crow Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Friendship Memorial Gardens Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Garrett Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Greeley Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Harmony Pirtle Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Hickory Grove African American Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Miles Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Old Bethel Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Old Shiloh Cemetery (Afro/American) – Rusk County, Texas
Union Grove Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Union Grove Cemetery – Rusk County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Smith County
Asbury African American Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Carmel Cemetery (Africian-American) – Smith County, Texas
Ebenezer Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Erwin (African-American) Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Goodman Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
High Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Hopewell Valley Cemetery (A.A.) – Smith County, Texas
Kay Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Liberty Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Mount Olive Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Mount Zion African American Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
New Home Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
New Hope Conglee Baptist Church Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Piney Grove Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Pinkston Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Pleasant Grove Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Shady Grove Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Siloam Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Universe Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Walnut Springs African American – Smith County, Texas
Warren Chapel Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Waters Bluff Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Watt Hill Cemetery (Black Cemetery) – Smith County, Texas
Westview Cemetery – Smith County, Texas
Northeast Texas – Upshur County
Bethlehem Cross Road Cemetery African American – Upshur County
Christian Hope Cemetery – Upshur County
Coffeeville Cemetery (Black) – Upshur County
Community Cemetery – Upshur County
Crossroad Cemetery – Upshur County
East Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery – Upshur County
Fonda Cemetery – Upshur County
LaFayette African American Cemetery – Upshur County
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (aka Peteet Cemetery) – Upshur County
Piedmont Cemetery – Upshur County
Pleasant Grove Black Cemetery – Upshur County
Shady Grove Cemetery – Upshur County
Union Grove (Black) Cemetery – Upshur County
Valley View B.C. Cemetery – Upshur County
Northeast Texas – Van Zandt County
Pleasant Hill Cemetery – Van Zandt County