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A visit to the Goodwill Cemetery ...


The location of the Goodwill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Goodwill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.2680°   (30° 16' 4")

Lon:   -90.7576°   (-90° 45' 27")

The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Livingston Parish is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Goodwill Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Goodwill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Livingston Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Goodwill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goodwill Cemetery.

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

    • French Settlement
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maurepas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Port Vincent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Summerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
    • Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Ascension Parish
    • Brignac
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brignac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
      • Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
    • Saint Amant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Amant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Amant
      • Saint Amant is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Amant <4>
    • Claybank
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claybank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
      • Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
    • Weber City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
    • Brittany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittany
      • Brittany is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brittany <4>
    • Sorrento
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
      • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <4>
    • Clio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Livingston Parish
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Galvez Town
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galvez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
        • Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Galvez
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galvez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
        • Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
      • Gonzales
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
        • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <4>
      • Little Prairie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
        • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
      • Duplessis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Killian
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
        • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Hobart
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
        • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
      • Cornerview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
        • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
      • Burnside
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
      • Prairieville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
        • Prairieville is located in Ascension Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairieville <4>
      • Dutch Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
        • Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Cofield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
        • Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Gramercy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
        • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <4>
      • Hope Villa
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
        • Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
      • Bullion
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
        • Bullion is located in Ascension Parish

    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 Goodwill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Livingston Parish.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Goodwill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Wall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
    • Doug Decoteau Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doug Decoteau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Doug Decoteau Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doug Decoteau Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Faithful Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faithful Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Faithful Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faithful Cemetery
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Maurepas Community Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Davidson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67358 <6>
    • St. William Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. William Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. William Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. William Catholic Cemetery
    • Colyell Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colyell Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colyell Baptist Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colyell Baptist Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Ealy Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ficklin Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ficklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ficklin Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ficklin Cemetery
      • St. Peter Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Pennington Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington Cemetery
      • Felder Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Felder Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felder Cemetery
      • St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery
      • Lusk Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lusk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lusk Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lusk Cemetery
      • Tucker Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Redding Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Redding Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redding Cemetery

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

    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 Goodwill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #535276  (Goodwill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #535276 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: French Settlement
      • County: Livingston         Elev: 0
      • Location given for GNIS #535276 (Goodwill 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 Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Goodwill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2680, Longitude: -90.7576       In this case, the coordinates for the Goodwill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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