A visit to the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery (FG ID #568044).
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 Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery:
30.9680, -91.9812
The Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Avoyelles Parish is located in Marksville. Marksville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery ...
The Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery was established in 1870.
Name Variations for Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Goudeau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Goudeau Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goudeau Cemetery
- Jersalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jersalem Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersalem Cemetery
- Snowden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Snowden Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Spring Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spring Bluff Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Apostolic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baibry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Baibry Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baibry Cemetery
- Tunica - Biloxi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Hebert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebert Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
- Big Cane Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowman Road Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tree of Life Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plaucheville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreauville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottonport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mansura
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bayou Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Simmesport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Odenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Legonier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bordelonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hessmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunkie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Gold Dust
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery. The following communities are located in Avoyelles Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bunkie
- Cottonport
- Marksville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Avoyelles 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 Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #568044
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #545563 (Plaucheville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #545563 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: Avoyelles
- Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plaucheville
- Location given for Plaucheville Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9682449 Lon: -91.9812312
- 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 Avoyelles, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mater Dolorosa Catholic 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |