Many African American settlers in rural NW Arkansas, 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 NE LA.

Southwest Arkansas – Columbia County

Anderson Cemetery – Columbia County
Antioch Cemetery – Columbia County
Bethel Cemetery – Columbia County
Blackman Cemetery – Columbia County
Cedar Grove Cemetery – Columbia County
Damascus Cemetery – Columbia County
Davis Chapel Cemetery – Columbia County
Forest Grove Cemetery – Columbia County
Free Hope Cemetery – Columbia County
Gatlin Cemetery – Columbia County
Glover Cemetery – Columbia County
Kings Hill Cemetery – Columbia County
Macedonia Cemetery – Columbia County
McClendon Cemetery – Columbia County
Mount Israel Cemetery – Columbia County
New Bethel Cemetery – Columbia County
New Bethel-Saint John Cemetery – Columbia County
New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery – Columbia County
Noxubee Cemetery – Columbia County
Plainview Cemetery – Columbia County
Rocky Mount Cemetery – Columbia County
Rudd Cemetery – Columbia County
Saint Luke Cemetery – Columbia County
Saint Marks Cemetery – Columbia County
Saint Matthew Cemetery – Columbia County
Saint Matthews Gardens – Columbia County
Saint Paul Cemetery – Columbia County
Scott Cemetery – Columbia County
Smith Cemetery – Columbia County
Twenty-Third Psalm Cemetery – Columbia County
West Cemetery – Columbia County

Southwest Arkansas – Hempstead County

Antioch Cemetery – Hempstead County
Benson Cemetery – Hempstead County
Black Cemetery – Hempstead County
Saint Johns Cemetery – Hempstead County
Shorter Chapel Cemetery – Hempstead County

Southwest Arkansas – Lafayette Country

Boyd Hill Cemetery – Lafayette County
Bradley Cemetery – Lafayette County
Buckner Cemetery – Lafayette County
Crossroads Church Cemetery – Lafayette County
Grant Cemetery – Lafayette County
Lake Side # 2 Cemetery – Lafayette County
Mount Zion Cemetery – Lafayette County
Old Town Cemetery – Lafayette County
Saint Mary Cemetery – Lafayette County
Shady Grove Cemetery – Lafayette County
Union Hill Cemetery – Lafayette County
Wise Cemetery – Lafayette County

Southwest Arkansas – Miller Country

Amie Cemetery – Miller County
Blanton Cemetery – Miller County
Cleveland Cemetery – Miller County
Gibson Cemetery – Miller County
Harrison Chapel Cemetery – Miller County
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery – Miller County
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Cemetery – Miller County
New Hope Cemetery – Miller County
New Zion Cemetery – Miller County
Olive Branch Cemetery – Miller County
Swan Lake Baptist Church Cemetery – Miller County
Wynns Cemetery – Miller County

Southwest Arkansas – Nevada Country

Azar Cemetery – Nevada County
Barksdale Cemetery – Nevada County
Briant Cemetery – Nevada County
Clevet Springs Cemetery – Nevada County
Craven Cemetery – Nevada County
Harrison Chapel Cemetery – Nevada County
Kendrick Chapel – Nevada County
Laneburg Cemetery West – Nevada County
McKinney Cemetery – Nevada County
New Hope Cemetery – Nevada County
New Salem Cemetery – Nevada County
Pine Grove Cemetery – Nevada County
Saint Johns Cemetery – Nevada County
Saint Peters Cemetery – Nevada County
Sweet Home Cemetery – Nevada County
Watts Cemetery – Nevada County
White Church Cemetery – Nevada County

Southwest Arkansas – Ouachita Country

Antioch Cemetery – Ouachita County
Buena Vista Cemetery – Ouachita County
Cedar Grove Cemetery – Ouachita County
Springhill Community Cemetery – Ouachita County