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A visit to the Morefield Cemetery ...


The location of the Morefield Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Morefield Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.9332°   (30° 55' 59")

Lon:   -91.7068°   (-91° 42' 24")

The Morefield Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Pointe Coupee Parish is located in New Roads. New Roads lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Morefield Cemetery .

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 Morefield Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Pointe Coupee Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Morefield Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morefield Cemetery.

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

    • Lettsworth
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Smithland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
      • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Williamsport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Innis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innis
      • Innis is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Innis <4>
    • Legonier
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legonier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Batchelor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Simmesport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
      • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <4>
    • Tunica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
    • Angola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Elba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Weyanoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
      • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <4>
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Dupont
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
        • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Morganza
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Jack
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
        • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Melville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bordelonville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Plaucheville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaucheville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaucheville
        • Plaucheville is located in Avoyelles Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaucheville <4>
      • Moreauville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
        • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <4>
      • Hickory
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
        • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Palmetto
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
        • Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <4>
      • Half Moon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
        • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish

    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 Morefield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pointe Coupee Parish.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Morefield Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Mary Missionary Baptisst Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Levee Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Levee Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levee Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sunnyside Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69092 <6>
    • Pikes Peak Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pikes Peak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pikes Peak Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pikes Peak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68571 <6>
    • Good Faith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Good Faith Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Faith Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Williamsport.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Faith Cemetery
    • St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • True Vine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the True Vine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The True Vine Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the True Vine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69165 <6>
    • Little Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
    • Royal Oak Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69190 <6>
    • Tree of Life Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68869 <6>
      • Jacoby Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacoby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jacoby Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacoby Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Bowman Road Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Bowman Road Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
        • The Bowman Road Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bordelon Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Road Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2579132 <6>
      • St. John Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mt. Marias Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Marias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Marias Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marias Cemetery
      • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      • Turnbull Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnbull Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turnbull Family Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish
        • The Turnbull Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Turnbull Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnbull Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69176 <6>
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Mason Chapel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mason Chapel Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Chapel Cemetery
      • Mt. Salem Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Salem Cemetery

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

    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 Morefield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #537198  (Morefield Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #537198 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Innis
      • County: Pointe Coupee         Elev: 14
      • Location given for GNIS #537198 (Morefield Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

    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 Pointe Coupee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Morefield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9332, Longitude: -91.7068       In this case, the coordinates for the Morefield Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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