A visit to the Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buena Vista Cemetery:
30.1030, -90.9226
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Ascension Parish is located in Donaldsonville. Donaldsonville lies just to the west of the Buena Vista Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buena Vista Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buena Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Philippian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Philippian Cemetery is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippian Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Burnside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burnside Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ascension Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- St. Landry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Landry Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Landry Cemetery
- St. Phillip Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Phillip Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillip Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Jules Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Jules Cemetery is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jules Cemetery
- Celestin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Celestin Cemetery is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestin Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Hope Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hope Haven Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Haven Cemetery
- Little Zion Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New St. John Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Convent.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68858 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buena Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cofield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Aben
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Darrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Donaldsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brulie Maurin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin
- Free Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Belle Terre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Belle Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Chatman Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Sorrento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gonzales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Belle Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane
- Convent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uncle Sam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brittany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Saint Amant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Monty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Kessler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sweet Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Plattenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Geismar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Buena Vista Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ascension Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Ascension 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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #560292 (Buena Vista Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #560292 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: Ascension
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donaldsonville
- Location given for Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.1029771 Lon: -90.9225976
- 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 Ascension, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buena Vista 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. |