A visit to the Fontenot 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 Fontenot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fontenot Cemetery:
30.5185, -92.2568
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fontenot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Saint Landry Parish is located in Opelousas. Opelousas lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Fontenot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fontenot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fontenot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fontenot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Verret Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Verret Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret Cemetery
- Manuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Manuel Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Cemetery
- Guillory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Francois Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Francois Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francois Cemetery
- Chataignier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery
- Pitre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitre Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitre Cemetery
- Bertrand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bertrand Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand Cemetery
- Green Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery
- Chataignier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery
- Fruge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fruge Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruge Cemetery
- Atteles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Atteles Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteles Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Leon Manuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Leon Manuel Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Manuel Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eunice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68279 <5>
- Courtville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Odon Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Jules Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jules Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules Cemetery
- Guillory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- Carron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Church Point.
- The St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #756472 <5>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Frilot Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fontenot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fontenot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lawtell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chataignier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Church Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eunice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Opelousas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ville Platte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Higginbotham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Mamou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cankton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Grand Coteau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reddell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Duralde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Tyrone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Leonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Unatex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Ellis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Frozard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Ossun
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Carencro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Port Barre
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boretta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
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 Fontenot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Landry Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fontenot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eunice
- Mamou
- Opelousas
- Ville Platte
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 Fontenot Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Landry 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 Fontenot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1628697 (Fontenot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1628697 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: St. Landry
- Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chataignier
- Location given for Fontenot Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5185318 Lon: -92.2567931
- 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 Saint Landry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fontenot 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. |