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A visit to the Riche 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 Riche Cemetery ...

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

30.4519, -92.4704

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

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

The parish seat for Acadia Parish is located in Crowley. Crowley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Riche Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riche Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Riche Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Frey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Frey Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frey Cemetery
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Mowata Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Savoy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Savoy Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Langley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Langley Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
  • Mowata Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mowata Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowata Cemetery
  • Carron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Odon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Odon Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eunice.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68279 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fontenot Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
    • Courtville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Guillory Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
    • Rougeau Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Rougeau Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougeau Cemetery
    • Fruge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fruge Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruge Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Iota.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196184 <5>
    • St. Edwards Catholic Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Chataignier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chataignier Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riche Cemetery.

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

  • Tyrone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Eunice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <6>
  • Unatex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
  • Duralde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
  • Iota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
  • Basile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <6>
  • Ellis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Chataignier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mamou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <6>
  • Elton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <6>
  • Evangeline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Egan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Church Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Reddell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Crowley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lewisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lawtell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Estherwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Castille
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
    • Higginbotham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Bond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bond is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
    • Coverdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Lauderdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Jennings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <6>
    • Mermentau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rayne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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 Riche Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Acadia Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Basile
  • Crowley
  • Elton
  • Eunice
  • Mamou
    • Mamou lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Riche Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mamou.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Riche 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 Riche Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #538588  (Riche Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #538588 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: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Eunice South
      • Location given for Riche Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.451868     Lon: -92.4704122
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Riche 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.