A visit to the Caney Creek 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 Caney Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Caney Creek Cemetery:
30.6863, -92.5865
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Caney Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Caney Creek Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Evangeline Parish is located in Ville Platte. Ville Platte lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Caney Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Caney Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Caney Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Caney Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Deshotel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Deshotel Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshotel Cemetery
- Duplechien Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Duplechien Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplechien Cemetery
- Pinseclair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pinseclair Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinseclair Cemetery
- Delafosse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Delafosse Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafosse Cemetery
- Cezar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cezar Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cezar Cemetery
- Veillon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Veillon Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veillon Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Cryer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cryer Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Ardoin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ardoin Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoin Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Durose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Durose Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durose Cemetery
- Sonnier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sonnier Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonnier Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Paron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Paron Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Ortego Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ortego Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortego Cemetery
- Ardoin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ardoin Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoin Cemetery
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pecan Grove Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove Cemetery
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 Caney Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Caney Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Ward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reddell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Duralde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Mamou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oberlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Basile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Unatex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elder is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Pawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Elton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <5>
- Mab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mab is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
- Eunice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Chicot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
- Turkey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
- Chataignier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marionville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marionville is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Lauderdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Ville Platte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Caney Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Evangeline Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Caney Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Basile
- Elton
- Elton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Caney Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Eunice
- Mamou
- Mamou lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Caney Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mamou.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
- Oakdale
- Ville Platte
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Caney Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Evangeline 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 Caney Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #533750 (Caney Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533750 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: Evangeline
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bond
- Location given for Caney Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6863083 Lon: -92.5865285
- 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 Evangeline, 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- Caney Creek 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. |