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A visit to the Avery Island Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Avery Island Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Avery Island Cemetery:

29.9033, -91.9146

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

The Avery Island Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Iberia Parish is located in New Iberia. New Iberia lies just to the northeast of the Avery Island Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Avery Island Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Avery Island Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Broussard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
  • Migues Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Migues Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Migues Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Migues Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Delcambre.
    • The Migues Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Miguez Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68214 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of New Iberia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977799 <5>
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Erath.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179422 <5>
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of New Iberia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170947 <5>
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bunk Johnsons Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bunk Johnsons Grave is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunk Johnsons Grave
  • Trahan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Trahan Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trahan Cemetery
  • Delino Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Delino Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delino Cemetery
  • Landry Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Landry Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landry Cemetery
  • Bares Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bares Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bares Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bancker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Bancker Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancker Cemetery
    • Ewing Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ewing Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Abbeville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68864 <5>
    • Joseph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Joseph Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cemetery
    • Boynton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
    • Bodoin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bodoin Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodoin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodoin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Youngsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67024 <5>
    • Gallet Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gallet Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallet Cemetery
    • St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mary Magdalen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2487307 <5>
    • Perry - O'Bryan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mouton Cove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Mouton Cove Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouton Cove Cemetery
    • St. Helens Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Helens Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helens Cemetery
    • McGowen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The McGowen Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowen Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Bayside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bayside Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Cemetery
    • #1 Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The #1 Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for #1 Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Avery Island Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Avery Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Avery Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Derouen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
  • Delcambre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lydia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Iberia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Erath
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <6>
  • Patoutville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Patoutville is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoutville
  • Morbihan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Morbihan is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morbihan
  • Cypremort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypremort is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort
  • Delacroix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
  • Cade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Duchamp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cypremort Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cypremort Point is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort Point
    • Florence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Keystone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Abbeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Youngs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Youngsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jeanerette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Home Place
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
    • Loreauville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Intracoastal City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cote Blanche Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cote Blanche Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Blanche Landing
    • Glencoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Saint Martinville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Milton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Billeaud
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Broussard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Avery Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iberia Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Avery Island Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Avery Island Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Iberia 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 Avery Island Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #532254  (Avery Island Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #532254 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: Iberia
      • Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Delcambre
      • Location given for Avery Island Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9032615     Lon: -91.9145646
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Iberia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Avery Island 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.