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A visit to the Benoit 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 Benoit Cemetery ...

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

30.0999, -93.2904

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

The Benoit Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Calcasieu Parish is located in Lake Charles. Lake Charles lies just to the north northeast of the Benoit Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Benoit Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Benoit Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dutch Cove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Dutch Cove Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Cove Cemetery
  • Pujol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pujol Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pujol Cemetery
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Burleson Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
  • Farqurar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Farqurar Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farqurar Cemetery
  • Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Carlyss.
    • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mimosa - Pines Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68231 <5>
  • Landry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Landry Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landry Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Prien Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prien Memorial Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien Memorial Park
  • Consolata Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • H.J. Moss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The H.J. Moss Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for H.J. Moss Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the H.J. Moss Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Sulphur.
    • The H.J. Moss Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calcasieu Cemetery
    • Moss Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68268 <5>
  • Grand Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grand Lake Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Cemetery
    • The Grand Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Lake Cemetery
    • Grand Lake Community Cemetery
    • Hebert Cemetery
    • Herbert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67747 <5>
  • Roseland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roseland Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Orange Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
    • Bilbo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bilbo Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbo Cemetery
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
    • Combre Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Goos Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goos Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goos Cemetery
    • Bagdad Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bagdad Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Cemetery
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Benoit Cemetery.

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

  • Grand Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Prien
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
  • Carlyss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Hackberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greinwich Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Sulphur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Westlake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ararat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Moss Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgerly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Iowa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Vinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <6>
    • Bell City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cameron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hayes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Creole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Creole is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creole
    • Lacassine
      (23 miles [37 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 Benoit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calcasieu Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Benoit Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Calcasieu 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 Benoit Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #532946  (Benoit Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #532946 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: Calcasieu
      • Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moss Lake
      • Location given for Benoit Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.099932     Lon: -93.2904323
      • 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 Calcasieu, 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- Benoit 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.