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A visit to the Breaux 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 Breaux Cemetery ...

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

30.0210, -92.2335

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

The Breaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Vermilion Parish is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the east southeast of the Breaux Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Breaux Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Breaux Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Mire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mire Cemetery
  • Nunez Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Nunez Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez Cemetery
  • Kaplan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Kaplan Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaplan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Kaplan.
    • The Kaplan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178689 <5>
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marceaux Cemetery
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marceaux Cemetery
  • Le Maire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Le Maire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Maire Cemetery
  • Badon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Badon Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badon Cemetery
  • Abshire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bruno Broussard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bruno Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno Broussard Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruno Broussard Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Leroy.
  • Cossinade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Cossinade Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossinade Cemetery
  • Crossinade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Crossinade Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossinade Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hebert Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hebert Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
    • Perry - O'Bryan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Hebert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hebert Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Indian Bayou.
      • The Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Indian Bayou Cemetery
      • Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery
      • Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67859 <5>
    • Abshire Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Alphonsus Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alphonsus Cemetery
      • The St. Alphonsus Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maurice Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371493 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Breaux Cemetery.

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

  • Kaplan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <6>
  • Meaux
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
  • Leroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Andrew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Perry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Abbeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Bayou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Maurice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Erath
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Rayne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Delcambre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Youngsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Crowley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Duson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <6>

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 Breaux 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 Breaux Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Breaux 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 Breaux Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #533374  (Breaux Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533374 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 Breaux Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.0210388     Lon: -92.2334611
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Breaux 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.