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A visit to the Atchafalaya Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Atchafalaya Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atchafalaya Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atchafalaya Cemetery

Lat:   30.7919°   (30° 47' 30")

Lon:   -91.7893°   (-91° 47' 21")

The Atchafalaya Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Saint Landry Parish is located in Opelousas. Opelousas lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Atchafalaya Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Atchafalaya Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atchafalaya Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • New Light Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Light Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Mason Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mason Chapel Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Mt. Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Lower Latenache Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Latenache Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Latenache Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lower Latenache Church Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Mt. Marias Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marias Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Marias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Marias Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jacoby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacoby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacoby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jacoby Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68869 <5>
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Good Faith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Faith Cemetery
      • The Good Faith Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Faith Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Williamsport.
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Goudeau Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goudeau Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goudeau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goudeau Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • McBride Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBride Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Bright Morning Star Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bright Morning Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bright Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bright Morning Star Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Levee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Levee Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Morefield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morefield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morefield Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Atchafalaya Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atchafalaya Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Elba
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Melville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Palmetto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <7>
  • Batchelor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Innis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innis
    • Innis is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Innis <7>
  • Odenburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Odenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
    • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Half Moon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Swayze Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Lake
    • Swayze Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Ravenswood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravenswood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Williamsport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Lettsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayou Jack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
    • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lebeau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeau
      • Lebeau is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebeau <7>
    • Immaculata
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Immaculata have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
      • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Smithland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
      • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Legonier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legonier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Morganza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
      • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Dupont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Simmesport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
      • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <7>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Atchafalaya Cemetery:

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 Atchafalaya Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #552567  (Atchafalaya Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #552567 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bayou Current
    • County: St. Landry         Elev: 11
    • Location given for GNIS #552567 (Atchafalaya Cemetery)

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Landry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Atchafalaya Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7919, Longitude: -91.7893       In this case, the coordinates for the Atchafalaya Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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