A visit to the Richardson 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
30.2088, -90.8401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richardson Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Ascension Parish is located in Donaldsonville. Donaldsonville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Richardson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Hope Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hope Haven Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Haven Cemetery
- Doug Decoteau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Doug Decoteau Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doug Decoteau Cemetery
- Faithful Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Faithful Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithful Cemetery
- St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Little Zion Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New St. John Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Landry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Landry Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Landry Cemetery
- Burnside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnside Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside Cemetery
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- Orange Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Goodwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ficklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ficklin Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin Cemetery
- Cornerview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cornerview Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- St. William Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ealy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemeteries
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68324 <5>
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Philippian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Philippian Cemetery is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sorrento
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Amant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brittany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Brignac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Gonzales
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Summerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Cofield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Galvez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Duplessis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Port Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Aben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Galvez Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Little Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Hobart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Dutch Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Claybank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Darrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geismar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Free Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Chatman Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Uncle Sam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maurepas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
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 Richardson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ascension Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson 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 websites either 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Ascension 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #538585 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #538585 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: Ascension
- Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sorrento
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2088081 Lon: -90.8400961
- 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 Ascension, 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- Richardson 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. |