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A visit to the Fountain 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 Fountain Cemetery ...

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

30.3552, -93.7154

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

The Fountain Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Calcasieu Parish is located in Lake Charles. Lake Charles lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Fountain Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fountain Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Fountain Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Laurel Sudduth Bluff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Archie Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Archie Clark Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie Clark Cemetery
    • The Archie Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clark Cemetery
  • Babe Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Babe Clark Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babe Clark Cemetery
    • The Babe Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clark Cemetery
  • Benevolent Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Benevolent Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Granger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Granger Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wright Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
    • Parish Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Parish Cemetery is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • Big Woods Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Big Woods Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Cemetery
    • Spikes Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Spikes Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Comier Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Comier Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comier Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fountain Cemetery.

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

  • Deweyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Starks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemonville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
  • Texla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Texla is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
  • Mauriceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <6>
  • Helme
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Bunker Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Edgerly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Buna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dequincy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West Orange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Call
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Call Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
    • Terry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Terry is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Orangefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Evadale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Sulphur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Vidor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <6>
    • Bridge City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Carlyss
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Kirbyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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 Fountain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calcasieu Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Fountain Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Calcasieu 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 Fountain Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #535059  (Fountain Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535059 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: Calcasieu
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Starks
      • Location given for Fountain Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3552047     Lon: -93.7154457
      • 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 Calcasieu, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain 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.