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A visit to the New Fountain 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 New Fountain Cemetery ...

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

29.6497, -90.5370

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

The New Fountain Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Lafourche Parish is located in Thibodaux. Thibodaux lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the New Fountain Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Fountain Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the New Fountain Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hadley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
  • Matherne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Matherne Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherne Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
  • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • St. Elie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bisland Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisland 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
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of the Rosary Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962845 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Third Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Third Zion Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Zion Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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>
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
    • Crozier Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Crozier Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dugas Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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>
    • Bayou Gauche Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bayou Gauche Cemetery is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche Cemetery
    • Des Allemands Mennonite Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Fountain Cemetery.

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

  • Lockport
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mathews
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gheens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raceland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Raceland Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
  • Godchaux
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
  • Bayou Blue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Larose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Houma
    (11 miles [17.7 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>
  • Camardelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
  • Montegut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Tabatiere Perdue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
    • Bayou Gauche
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Des Allemands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Broadmoor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Bayou Cane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Chaudiere Casse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
    • Chauvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cut Off
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Barre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
    • Gray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Vallier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
    • Ardoyne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
    • Lapeyrouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Kraemer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Acadia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation

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 New Fountain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafourche Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Houma
    • Houma lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the New Fountain Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Houma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 New Fountain Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Lafourche 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 New Fountain Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #537569  (New Fountain Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537569 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: Lafourche
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lockport
      • Location given for New Fountain Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.6496577     Lon: -90.53703
      • 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 Lafourche, 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- New Fountain 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.