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A visit to the First Baptist 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 First Baptist Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First Baptist 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 First Baptist Cemetery

Lat:   29.7891°   (29° 47' 20")

Lon:   -93.2302°   (-93° 13' 48")

The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Cameron Parish is located in Cameron. Cameron lies just to the west of the First Baptist Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of the First Baptist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kelly - Rogers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly - Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly - Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelly - Rogers Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
  • Our Lady Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Lady Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
  • La Bove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Bove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Bove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The La Bove Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Creole.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1258517 <5>
  • Wakefield Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakefield Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakefield Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wakefield Memorial Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
  • Duhon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duhon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duhon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duhon Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
  • Little Chenier Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Grand Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Lake Cemetery
    • The Grand Lake Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
    • The Grand Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Lake Cemetery
    • Grand Lake Community Cemetery
    • Hebert Cemetery
    • Herbert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67747 <5>
  • Pujol Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pujol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pujol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pujol Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
  • Granger Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Granger Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
  • McCall Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • The McCall Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
  • Benoit Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benoit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benoit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benoit Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dutch Cove Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Cove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dutch Cove Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Landry Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Landry Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Circle Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Circle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Circle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Circle Cemetery is located in Cameron Parish
    • Highland Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • H.J. Moss Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the H.J. Moss Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the H.J. Moss Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The H.J. Moss Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the H.J. Moss Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Sulphur.
      • The H.J. Moss Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calcasieu Cemetery
      • Moss Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68268 <5>
    • Consolata Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Prien Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prien Memorial Park
      • The Prien Memorial Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Burleson Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burleson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burleson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burleson Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
      • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Carlyss.
      • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mimosa - Pines Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68231 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the First Baptist Cemetery.

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

  • Cameron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Creole
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creole
    • Creole is located in Cameron Parish
  • Hackberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <7>
  • Grand Chenier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chenier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chenier
    • Grand Chenier is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chenier <7>
  • Grand Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Carlyss
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Bell City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <7>
  • Prien
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
    • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Hayes
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes <7>
  • Greinwich Village
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Lake Charles
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 First Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cameron Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 First Baptist 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 First Baptist Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #550933  (First Baptist Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #550933 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: Grand Bayou
    • County: Cameron         Elev: 1
    • Location given for GNIS #550933 (First Baptist Cemetery)

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 Cameron, 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 things 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 First Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7891, Longitude: -93.2302       In this case, the coordinates for the First Baptist 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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