Old Camp Ground Cemetery
Established in the 1820's
A memorial to the pioneers of Sugartown (early outpost of Southwest Louisiana), whose courage and fortitude helped subdue the historic "Neutral Territory" of the Sabine-Rio Hondo Strip, claimed and contended for by four nations - France, Spain, Mexico and the United States.
Donated by the Louisiana Conference of The Methodist Church to Old Camp Ground Cemetery Association Inc. as a cemetery, park and historical monument.
Erected by Louisiana Conference of The Methodist Church to Old Camp Ground Cemetery Association, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 30° 49.448′ N, 92° 59.895′ W. Marker is in Sugartown, Louisiana, in Beauregard Parish. It is on Old Camp Ground Cemetery Road one mile east of Pentecostal Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sugartown LA 70662, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Campground (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugartown (approx. 1½ miles away); Life in a Logging Camp (approx. 4.6 miles away); Talbert-Pierson Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away);
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 974 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2018.
