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A visit to the Mercy 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 Mercy Cemetery ...

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

30.2438, -92.2743

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

The Mercy Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Acadia Parish is located in Crowley. Crowley lies just to the west southwest of the Mercy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mercy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Mercy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Hookman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hookman Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookman Cemetery
  • Hawks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hawks Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
  • Arceneaux Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
  • Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Crowley.
    • The Kie Herbert Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Herbert Cemetery
    • Kie Herbert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67744 <5>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Leger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Leger Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
  • South Crowley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The South Crowley Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Crowley Cemetery
    • The South Crowley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Crowley Cemetery
    • Old Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978107 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Branch Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Indian Bayou.
      • The Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Indian Bayou Cemetery
      • Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery
      • Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67859 <5>
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
    • Abshire Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Church Point.
      • The St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Edwards Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #756472 <5>
    • Mowata Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mowata Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowata Cemetery
    • Mowata Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mowata Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowata Cemetery
      • The Mowata Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68342 <5>
    • Leger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Leger Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
    • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Alphonsus Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alphonsus Cemetery
      • The St. Alphonsus Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maurice Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371493 <5>

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 Mercy Cemetery.

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

  • Rayne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Duson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <6>
  • Castille
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
  • Crowley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Indian Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Higginbotham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
  • Ellis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Ossun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
  • Scott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Andrew
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
    • Cankton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Church Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Estherwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Leroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Maurice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Egan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Carencro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Iota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Morse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lewisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg

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 Mercy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Acadia Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crowley

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mercy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Acadia 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 Mercy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #544374  (Mercy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #544374 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: Acadia
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Crowley East
      • Location given for Mercy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.2438139     Lon: -92.2742952
      • 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 Acadia, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mercy 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.