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A visit to the Briggs 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 Briggs Cemetery ...

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

29.8799, -92.1962

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

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

The parish seat for Vermilion Parish is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the north northeast of the Briggs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Briggs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Briggs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mouton Cove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Mouton Cove Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouton Cove Cemetery
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hebert Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
  • Bancker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bancker Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancker Cemetery
  • Badon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Badon Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badon Cemetery
  • Greene Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Greene Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
  • Perry - O'Bryan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Maire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Le Maire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Maire Cemetery
  • Suire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Suire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suire Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Nunez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Nunez Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez Cemetery
  • Delino Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Delino Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delino Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Landry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Landry Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landry Cemetery
    • St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Marceaux Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marceaux Cemetery
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
    • Breaux Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Breaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Cemetery
    • Trahan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trahan Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trahan Cemetery
    • Petry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Petry Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petry Cemetery
    • Kaplan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Marceaux Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marceaux Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Bares Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bares Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bares Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Briggs Cemetery.

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

  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Intracoastal City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Youngs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Abbeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kaplan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
  • Erath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Delcambre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Leroy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Andrew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Maurice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Avery Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Milton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Bayou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
    • Derouen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
    • Youngsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ebenezer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Gueydan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypremort Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cypremort Point is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort Point
    • Cade
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Duchamp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp

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 Briggs 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 Briggs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Briggs 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 Briggs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #533398  (Briggs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533398 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: 1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Abbeville West
      • Location given for Briggs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.8799308     Lon: -92.196239
      • 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 '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- Briggs 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.