A visit to the Francois 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 Francois Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Francois Cemetery:
30.4788, -92.2943
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Francois Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Francois Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Acadia Parish is located in Crowley. Crowley lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Francois Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Francois Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Francois Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Francois Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Guillory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- Chataignier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery
- Fruge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fruge Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruge Cemetery
- Courtville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fontenot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
- Manuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Manuel Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Odon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Odon Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon Cemetery
- Carron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Verret Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Verret Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chataignier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery
- Savoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Savoy Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Guillory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- Mowata Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mowata Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowata Cemetery
- Leon Manuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Leon Manuel Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Manuel Cemetery
- Fontenot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eunice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1162440 <5>
- Bertrand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bertrand Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand Cemetery
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 Francois Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Francois Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chataignier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Church Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lawtell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eunice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Higginbotham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Castille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Tyrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Ellis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Opelousas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mamou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Duralde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Unatex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- 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
- Sunset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ville Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Grand Coteau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reddell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ossun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
- Crowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carencro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frozard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Leonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Basile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Francois Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Acadia Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Francois Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Basile
- Crowley
- 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 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 Francois Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Acadia 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 Francois Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #541893 (Francois Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #541893 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: Acadia
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richard
- Location given for Francois Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4788104 Lon: -92.2942946
- 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 Acadia, 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- Francois 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. |