A visit to the Leon Manuel 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 Leon Manuel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leon Manuel Cemetery:
30.5863, -92.3326
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leon Manuel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leon Manuel Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Evangeline Parish is located in Ville Platte. Ville Platte lies just to the north northeast of the Leon Manuel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leon Manuel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Leon Manuel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leon Manuel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chataignier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Pine Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Point Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Manuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Manuel Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Cemetery
- Guillory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- Chataignier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery
- Guillory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- Green Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery
- Atteles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Atteles Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteles Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fontenot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
- Verret Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Verret Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret Cemetery
- Jules Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jules Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Paron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Paron Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eunice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68279 <5>
- Fruge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fruge Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruge Cemetery
- Fontenot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
- Lafleur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lafleur Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafleur Cemetery
- Evangeline Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leon Manuel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leon Manuel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chataignier
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mamou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eunice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ville Platte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reddell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duralde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Tyrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Unatex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Church Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Opelousas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou Chicot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
- Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Basile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boretta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Higginbotham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Saint Landry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Sunset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Leon Manuel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Evangeline Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leon Manuel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Basile
- Eunice
- Mamou
- Opelousas
- Ville Platte
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 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 Leon Manuel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Evangeline 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 Leon Manuel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #536404 (Leon Manuel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #536404 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: Evangeline
- Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chataignier
- Location given for Leon Manuel Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5863094 Lon: -92.3326292
- 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 Evangeline, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leon Manuel 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. |
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