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A visit to the China 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 China Cemetery ...

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

30.4302, -92.7124

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

The China Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Jefferson Davis Parish is located in Jennings. Jennings lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the China Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the China Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the China Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Chretien Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chretien Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chretien Cemetery
  • Bertrand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bertrand Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Langley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Langley Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
  • Doucet Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Green Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery
  • LaBleu Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The LaBleu Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBleu Cemetery
  • Cole Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Cole Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
  • Kinder Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kinder Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • McGee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The McGee Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Little Mamou Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Little Mamou Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mamou Cemetery
    • St. Jules Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Jules Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jules Cemetery
      • The St. Jules Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Jules Petite Mamou Chapel
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319857 <5>
    • Sonnier Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sonnier Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonnier Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Gatte Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gatte Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatte Cemetery
    • Oberlin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oberlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Oberlin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963106 <5>
    • Lyles Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lyles Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the China Cemetery.

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

  • Elton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 <6>
  • Coverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
  • Lauderdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
  • Basile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <6>
  • Kinder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elder is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Unatex
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
  • Fenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <6>
  • Tyrone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Oberlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Roanoke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Welsh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Jennings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <6>
    • Evangeline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Iota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Duralde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
    • Le Blanc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
    • Indian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Canton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Canton is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Lacassine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mermentau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Egan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Eunice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <6>
    • Bond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bond is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond

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 China Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The China Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Basile
  • Elton
    • Elton lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the China Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Eunice
  • Kinder

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 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 China Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 China Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #533917  (China Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533917 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: Jefferson Davis
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elton
      • Location given for China Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4302025     Lon: -92.7123651
      • 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 Jefferson Davis, 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 from Point A (ie- China 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.