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A visit to the Rigmaiden Cemetery ...

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 Rigmaiden Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.4352°   (30° 26' 6")

Lon:   -93.4188°   (-93° 25' 7")

The Rigmaiden Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Calcasieu Parish is located in Lake Charles. Lake Charles lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rigmaiden Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Rigmaiden Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alston Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Oretta Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oretta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oretta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oretta Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stanley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69057 <6>
  • Gillie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gillie Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Hyatt Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Royer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Royer Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Big Woods Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Woods Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Babe Clark Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babe Clark Cemetery
    • The Babe Clark Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • The Babe Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clark Cemetery
  • Archie Clark Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Archie Clark Cemetery
    • The Archie Clark Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • The Archie Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clark Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Fork Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ritchie Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritchie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritchie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Smith Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Benevolent Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benevolent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benevolent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benevolent Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Roseland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roseland Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Havens Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Havens Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rigmaiden Cemetery.

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

  • DeQuincy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeQuincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeQuincy
    • DeQuincy is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeQuincy <7>
  • Helme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
    • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Ragley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragley
    • Ragley is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragley <7>
  • Edgerly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Sulphur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Westlake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <7>
  • Fayette ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Singer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
    • Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <7>
  • Starks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ararat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Moss Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Moss Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Bluff <7>
  • Longville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
    • Longville is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <7>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Newlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Carlyss
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Vinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <7>
    • Prien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
      • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Lake Charles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Deweyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greinwich Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu 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 Rigmaiden Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calcasieu Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rigmaiden Cemetery:

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 Rigmaiden Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #538609  (Rigmaiden Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #538609 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: DeQuincy
    • County: Calcasieu         Elev: 17
    • Location given for GNIS #538609 (Rigmaiden Cemetery)

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.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 Calcasieu, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rigmaiden Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4352, Longitude: -93.4188       In this case, the coordinates for the Rigmaiden Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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