Cloverdale Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Jane Parker McManus 

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CLOVERDALE CEMETERY - Rapides Parish

Directions:  South from Alexandria, take US Hwy. 165 for 7.1 miles and turn
left on Coulee Crossing Road.  Exactly 1.8 miles down this road on the left is
the Cloverdale Cemetery, which according to natives is an old African-American
burial ground that has not been maintained for many years. There is no sign,
and cemetery cannot be seen from the road.   A short distance beyond this
heavily wooded area is cleared land and a large pond.  A dirt road leads into
the woods and runs along the right side of the cemetery which appears to be an
acre or more in size.  The remains of an old fence is visible on the front
near the Coulee Crossing Road, and across the back.  Large trees have been
kept down, but small hardwood trees and dense brush cover the area.  The
property was impassable except for a small area near the back where I found
four stones, similar in size and design.  There may have been more stones, but
the brush was so thick it was not possible for me to go any further.   !
Tomb stone inscriptions recorded by Mary Parker Partain, November 1991, and
submitted by Jane Parker McManus 


     Murray, Jennett - 1881/1948
     Murray, Jeff - 1860/1947
     Murray, Beverly - 1873/1940

[These stones were in a row.  The fourth stone was about 25 feet from these,
and had no information.  The nameplate was missing. Many depressions are
visible in this area.]