A visit to the Lafayette Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lafayette Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lafayette Memorial Park (FG ID #67974).
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 Lafayette Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lafayette Memorial Park:
30.1880, -92.0092
The Lafayette Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
The cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Lafayette Parish is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the north of the Lafayette Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lafayette Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lafayette Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lafayette Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. John - Fatima Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitington Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitington Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broussard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Simon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simon Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
- Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broussard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Bodoin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Picard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Picard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery #2
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #1
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lafayette Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lafayette Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Broussard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Billeaud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maurice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duchamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Breaux Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ossun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stekey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carencro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Delacroix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Levert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keystone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cankton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Leroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Isle Labbe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Isle Labbe is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Labbe
- Cecilia
(13 miles [20.9 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 Lafayette Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lafayette Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breaux Bridge
- Saint Martinville
- Youngsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lafayette Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Lafayette Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #67974
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #536259 (Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #536259 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lafayette
- Location given for Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.1874235 Lon: -92.0101205
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Lafayette, 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- Lafayette Memorial Park) 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. |