A visit to the Odon 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 Odon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Odon Cemetery:
30.4866, -92.3615
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Odon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Odon Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Saint Landry Parish is located in Opelousas. Opelousas lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Odon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Odon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Odon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Odon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Savoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Savoy Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Cemetery
- Fruge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fruge Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruge Cemetery
- Chataignier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery
- Guillory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eunice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1162440 <5>
- Fontenot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Francois Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Francois Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francois Cemetery
- Chataignier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery
- Mowata Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mowata Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowata Cemetery
- St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Guillory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- Manuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Manuel Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Cemetery
- Riche Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riche Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riche Cemetery
- Mowata Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Fontenot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Rougeau Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rougeau Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougeau Cemetery
- Ashford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ashford Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashford Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Eunice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66889 <5>
- Frey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Frey Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frey Cemetery
- Verret Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Verret Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret Cemetery
- Leon Manuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Leon Manuel Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Manuel Cemetery
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 Odon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Odon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eunice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chataignier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Unatex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Mamou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Church Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawtell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duralde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Ellis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Iota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Reddell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Higginbotham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
- Ville Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Basile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Castille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Opelousas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cankton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Crowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Odon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Landry Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Odon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Basile
- Crowley
- Elton
- Eunice
- Mamou
- Opelousas
- Ville Platte
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 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 Odon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Landry 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 Odon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1627816 (Odon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1627816 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: St. Landry
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richard
- Location given for Odon Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4865887 Lon: -92.3615193
- 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 Saint Landry, 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- Odon 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. |
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