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A visit to the Marceaux 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 Marceaux Cemetery ...

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

29.9755, -92.3762

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

The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Vermilion Parish is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Marceaux Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Marceaux Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Marceaux Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hebert Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Hebert Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marceaux Cemetery
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marceaux Cemetery
  • Cossinade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cossinade Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossinade Cemetery
  • Crossinade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crossinade Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossinade Cemetery
  • Leger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Leger Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
  • Kaplan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kaplan Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaplan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Kaplan.
    • The Kaplan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178689 <5>
  • Simon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Simon Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
  • Greene Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greene Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
  • Badon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Badon Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badon Cemetery
  • Le Maire Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Le Maire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Maire Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mire Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mire Cemetery
    • Gueydon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Gueydon Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydon Cemetery
    • Abshire Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Nunez Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Nunez Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez Cemetery
    • Breaux Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Breaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Cemetery
    • Petry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Petry Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petry Cemetery
    • Hanks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hanks Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
    • Suire Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Suire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suire Cemetery
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Marceaux Cemetery.

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

  • Kaplan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <6>
  • Gueydan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Andrew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Meaux
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
  • Morse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Leroy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Indian Bayou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Ebenezer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Abbeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Estherwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Youngs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Crowley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Maurice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Intracoastal City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Egan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rayne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mermentau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Arthur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Erath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <6>

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 Marceaux Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion Parish.

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

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Marceaux Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #536889  (Marceaux Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #536889 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: Vermilion
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forked Island NW
      • Location given for Marceaux Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9754852     Lon: -92.3762432
      • 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 Vermilion, 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- Marceaux 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.