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A visit to the Evening Star Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Evening Star Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Evening Star Cemetery

Lat:   29.8966°   (29° 53' 47")

Lon:   -90.0751°   (-90° 4' 30")

The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Jefferson Parish is located in Gretna. Gretna lies just to the northeast of the Evening Star Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Evening Star Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hook and Ladder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lafayette Cemetery #1
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery #1
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lafayette Cemetery #1 is located in Orleans Parish
  • Lafayette Cemetery #2
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery #2
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lafayette Cemetery #2 is located in Orleans Parish
  • Westlawn South Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westlawn South Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westlawn Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Girod Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Girod Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
  • Valence Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valence Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valence Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valence Street Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
  • Valient Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valient Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valient Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valient Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
  • Firemens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Firemens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Firemens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Firemens Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
  • McDonoghville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonoghville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonoghville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDonoghville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Carrollton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrollton Cemetery
      • The Carrollton Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Mandeville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mandeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mandeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mandeville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Woodlawn Park Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
      • The St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo is located in Orleans Parish
      • The St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo has also been known as:
      • St. Roch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68885 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Evening Star Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Evening Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Harvey
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gretna
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <6>
  • Marrero
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marrero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrero
    • Marrero is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marrero <6>
  • Woodmere
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
    • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Timberlane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
    • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Terrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
    • Terrytown is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrytown <6>
  • New Orleans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Estelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Westwego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
    • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <6>
  • Belle Chasse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Chasse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Chasse
    • Belle Chasse is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Chasse <6>
  • Arabi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scarsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
    • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • English Turn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
      • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <6>
    • Bridge City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
      • Bridge City is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <6>
    • Cedar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Stella
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Meraux
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meraux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meraux
      • Meraux is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meraux <6>
    • Chalmette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Versailles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Versailles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Metairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Avondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <6>
    • Crown Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Linwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Braithwaite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braithwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braithwaite
      • Braithwaite is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braithwaite <6>
    • Milneburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milneburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
      • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
    • Elmwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <6>
    • Harahan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
      • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <6>
    • Waggaman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waggaman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggaman
      • Waggaman is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waggaman <6>

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 Evening Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Evening Star Cemetery:

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 Evening Star Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #557972  (Evening Star Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #557972 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: New Orleans East
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 1
    • Location given for GNIS #557972 (Evening Star Cemetery)

The official website for Jefferson Parish: www.jeffparish.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Evening Star Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8966, Longitude: -90.0751       In this case, the coordinates for the Evening Star Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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