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A visit to the Hughes 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 Hughes Cemetery ...

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

29.9430, -90.0495

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

The Hughes Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Orleans Parish is located in New Orleans. New Orleans lies just to the west northwest of the Hughes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hughes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mandeville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mandeville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville Cemetery
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Girod Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Girod Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girod Cemetery
  • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
    • The St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo has also been known as:
    • St. Roch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68885 <5>
  • Lafayette Cemetery #2
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery #2 is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery #2
  • Lafayette Cemetery #1
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery #1 is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery #1
  • Hook and Ladder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • St. Louis Cemetery #3
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Louis Cemetery #3 is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery #3
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • St. Vincent Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
    • Valient Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Valient Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valient Cemetery
    • Valence Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Evening Star Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
    • Westlawn South Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Westlawn South Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn South Cemetery
    • Chalmette National Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ahavas Sholem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Ahavas Sholem Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavas Sholem Cemetery
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Firemens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Firemens Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemens Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • Charity Hospital Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Carrollton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Carrollton Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton Cemetery
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Gretna
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <6>
  • Terrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Arabi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • New Orleans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harvey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marrero
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Timberlane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
  • Gentilly Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
  • Gentilly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Chalmette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Versailles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Pine Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Milneburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
    • Westwego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodmere
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
    • English Turn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
    • Meraux
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Metairie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Estelle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Belle Chasse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Scarsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
    • Bridge City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stella
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Braithwaite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Story
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Saxonholm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
    • Elmwood
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Hughes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orleans Parish.

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

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Orleans 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 Hughes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #549851  (Hughes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #549851 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: Orleans
      • Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Orleans East
      • Location given for Hughes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9429819     Lon: -90.0495156
      • 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 Orleans, 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 from Point A (ie- Hughes 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.