A visit to the Istre 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 Istre Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Istre Cemetery:
30.1160, -92.5654
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Istre Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Istre Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Acadia Parish is located in Crowley. Crowley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Istre Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Istre Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Istre Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Istre Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Andress Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Andress Cove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andress Cove Cemetery
- LeBlanc Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The LeBlanc Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBlanc Cemetery
- The LeBlanc Cemetery has also been known as:
- Le Blanc Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67997 <5>
- Quebodaux Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Quebodaux Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebodaux Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Simon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Simon Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Leger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Leger Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
- Leckett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Leckett Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leckett Cemetery
- McFarlain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The McFarlain Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlain Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Gueydon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Gueydon Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydon Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Leger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Leger Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Gatte Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Gatte Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatte Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Crowley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The South Crowley Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Crowley Cemetery
- The South Crowley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Crowley Cemetery
- Old Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978107 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broussard Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Gueydan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67068 <5>
- Abshire Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Istre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Istre Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mermentau
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gueydan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evangeline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Iota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Welsh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <6>
- Kaplan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Indian Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Rayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Istre 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 Istre 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 websites either 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 Istre 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 Istre Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #535968 (Istre Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535968 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: 2 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gueydan
- Location given for Istre Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.11604 Lon: -92.5654157
- 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- Istre 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. |