A visit to the Franklin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Franklin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Franklin Cemetery (FG ID #280445).
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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
29.7997, -91.4993
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Saint Mary Parish is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the southwest of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Israelite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Special Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gratt Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratt Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Bend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The North Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend Cemetery
- Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sorrel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- McGowen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McGowen Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Helens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Helens Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helens Cemetery
- South Bend Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The South Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Caffery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
- Katy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irish Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Sale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Todd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Verdunville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
- Adeline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bodin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bodin is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodin
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caneland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ricohoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Home Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- South Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Ellerslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Mary Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Mary 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 Franklin Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #280445
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Mary, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |