A visit to the Cann 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 Cann Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cann Cemetery:
30.3524, -90.9998
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cann Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cann Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<2>.
The parish seat for East Baton Rouge Parish is located in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cann Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cann Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cann Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cann Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Myford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- St. George Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. George Catholic Church Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. George Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098753 <5>
- Knox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Kleinpeter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kleinpeter Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinpeter Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Ficklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ficklin Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bible Students Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bible Students Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Students Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Laboring Society Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemeteries
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68324 <5>
- Ealy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenoaks Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenoaks Memorial Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoaks Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenoaks Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge.
- The Greenoaks Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Green Oaks Memorial Park
- Greenoaks Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67665 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
- Cornerview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cornerview Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview Cemetery
- St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Felder Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cann Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cann Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bullion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Hope Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Shenandoah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Prairieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Hobart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Woodshire Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Village Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Little Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Oak Hills Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dutch Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Duplessis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galvez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Galvez Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Inniswold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Cornerview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Essen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Lynwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Saint Gabriel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Claybank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Gardere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Cann Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to East Baton Rouge 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 Cann Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #533753 (Cann Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533753 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: East Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairieville
- Location given for Cann Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.3524152 Lon: -90.999824
- 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 East Baton Rouge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cann 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. |
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