A visit to the Abshire Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Abshire Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Abshire Cemetery (FG ID #66813).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Abshire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abshire Cemetery:
30.0434, -92.1549
The Abshire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Vermilion Parish is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the south southeast of the Abshire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Abshire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Abshire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abshire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bruno Broussard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broussard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Petry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Petry Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petry Cemetery
- Breaux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Breaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Cemetery
- St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gallet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gallet Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallet Cemetery
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nunez Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nunez Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez Cemetery
- Bares Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bares Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bares Cemetery
- Picard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Picard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Mire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mire Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Perry - O'Bryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hebert Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
- Bodoin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Simon Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
- Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kaplan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Le Maire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Le Maire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Maire Cemetery
- Badon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trahan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Trahan Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trahan Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abshire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meaux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maurice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abbeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Youngs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaplan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Erath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Youngsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delcambre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broussard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duchamp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Billeaud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Abshire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Kaplan
- Youngsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Abshire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Vermilion Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Abshire Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #66813
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #532069 (Abshire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #532069 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- Parish: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leroy
- Location given for Abshire Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.043538 Lon: -92.1548478
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abshire Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |