Keatchie in De Soto Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Confederate Cemetery

Photographed by William Conly

1. Keatchie Confederate Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Within this enclosure are the remains of over 100 Confederate soldiers. Following the Battle of Mansfield, many were infirmed at old Keachie College, where a morgue was established on the second floor of the main building.

Erected by Betty Youree Chapter No. 425, C of C & Gen. Richard Taylor Camp No. 1308, SCV.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.

Location. 32° 11.321′ N, 93° 54.842′ W. Marker is in Keatchie, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It is on Louisiana Route 172 0.1 miles east of Lucky Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 237 LA-172, Keatchie LA 71046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

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 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 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Keachi College (approx. ¼ mile away); Town of Keachi, LA (approx. half a mile away); Centennial Afro American Cemetery (approx. 9½ miles away in Texas); Keithville Methodist Church (approx. 11.3 miles away); Adams Cemetery

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(approx. 12 miles away in Texas); International Boundary Marker (approx. 13.1 miles away in Texas); a different marker also named International Boundary Marker (approx. 13.1 miles away in Texas); Site of Bethany (approx. 14.9 miles away in Texas).

Another marker is no longer nearby. International Boundary (was approx. 13.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Keatchie is also known as Keachi or Keachie.

Keatchie Confederate Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Conly

2. Keatchie Confederate Cemetery

Photographed by William Conly

3. Keatchie Confederate Cemetery Marker

Photographed by William Conly

4. Keatchie Confederate Cemetery

Confederate Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Josh Otwell, September 7, 2025

5. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Josh Otwell, September 7, 2025

6. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Josh Otwell, September 7, 2025

7. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2021, by William Conly of Vivian, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 14, 2021, by William Conly of Vivian, Louisiana. 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 7, 2025, by Josh Otwell of Choudrant, Louisiana. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.