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A visit to the Matherne 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 Matherne Cemetery ...

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

29.5991, -90.6220

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

The Matherne Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Terrebonne Parish is located in Houma. Houma lies just to the west of the Matherne Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Matherne Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Matherne Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • St. Elie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Elie Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Houma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <5>
  • Bisland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bisland Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisland Cemetery
  • Crozier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crozier Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier Cemetery
  • Holy Savior Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Savior Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Savior Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lockport.
    • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Savior Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Holy Savior Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1286890 <5>
  • New Fountain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Fountain Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain Cemetery
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayou Cane.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1234261 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Celestin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Celestin Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestin Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Third Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Third Zion Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Zion Cemetery
    • Bell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
    • Dugas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Dugas Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugas Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dugas Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Montegut.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67416 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Matherne Cemetery.

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

  • Bourg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayou Blue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Houma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <6>
  • Mathews
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Broadmoor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
  • Bayou Cane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
  • Montegut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Raceland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Godchaux
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
  • Raceland Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
  • Chauvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Gheens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Theriot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
    • Point Barre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
    • Ardoyne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Minerva Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Lapeyrouse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Larose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Dulac
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Acadia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Schriever
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Matherne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Terrebonne Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matherne Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Matherne Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Terrebonne 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 Matherne Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #536938  (Matherne Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #536938 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: Terrebonne
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bourg
      • Location given for Matherne Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5991033     Lon: -90.6220323
      • 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 Terrebonne, 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 from Point A (ie- Matherne 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.