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A visit to the Halfway 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 Halfway Cemetery ...

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

29.6824, -90.7854

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

The Halfway Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Terrebonne Parish is located in Houma. Houma lies just to the southeast of the Halfway Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Halfway Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Halfway Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayou Cane.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1234261 <5>
  • Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Third Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Third Zion Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Zion Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
  • Crozier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crozier Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier Cemetery
  • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Matherne Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Matherne Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherne Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
    • St. Philomena Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Celestin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Celestin Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestin Cemetery
    • St. Elie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Elie Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Houma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <5>
    • Holy Savior Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Savior Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Savior Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lockport.
      • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Savior Catholic Church Cemetery
      • Holy Savior Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1286890 <5>
    • New Fountain Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The New Fountain Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain Cemetery
    • Trosclair Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Trosclair Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosclair Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Halfway Cemetery.

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

  • Gray
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Magnolia Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
  • Minerva Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
  • Ardoyne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
  • Bayou Cane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
  • Broadmoor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
  • Schriever
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayou Blue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Acadia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
  • Thibodaux
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Houma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <6>
  • Chacahoula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Donner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Raceland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Godchaux
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Gibson
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Halfway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Terrebonne Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Halfway 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 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 Halfway Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Terrebonne 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 Halfway Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #535488  (Halfway Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535488 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: Terrebonne
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gray
      • Location given for Halfway Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.6824334     Lon: -90.7853699
      • 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 Terrebonne, 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 from Point A (ie- Halfway 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.