A visit to the Calvary Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Calvary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Calvary Cemetery (FG ID #205042).
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 Calvary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Cemetery:
30.2347, -91.9880
The Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
The cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Lafayette Parish is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the west southwest of the Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. John - Fatima Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter RC Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitington Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitington Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cobb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broussard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Strauss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Strauss Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Simon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Simon Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
- Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bodoin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lafayette
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Breaux Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stekey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broussard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carencro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Billeaud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ossun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Youngsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duchamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cecilia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cankton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maurice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Levert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frozard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arnaudville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Delacroix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 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 Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breaux Bridge
- Saint Martinville
- Youngsville
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 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 Calvary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Calvary Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #205042
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafayette, 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- Calvary 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |