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A visit to the Riverside 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 Riverside Cemetery ...

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

30.3071, -92.6154

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

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

The parish seat for Acadia Parish is located in Crowley. Crowley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Riverside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Little Mamou Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Little Mamou Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mamou Cemetery
  • St. Jules Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Jules Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jules Cemetery
    • The St. Jules Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Jules Petite Mamou Chapel
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319857 <5>
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Gatte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Gatte Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatte Cemetery
  • Bertrand Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Bertrand Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand Cemetery
  • McFarlain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The McFarlain Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlain Cemetery
  • Leckett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Leckett Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leckett Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Doucet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Leger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Leger Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
    • Quebodaux Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Quebodaux Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebodaux Cemetery
    • Langley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Langley Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
    • China Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The China Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Cemetery
    • LeBlanc Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The LeBlanc Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBlanc Cemetery
      • The LeBlanc Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Le Blanc Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67997 <5>
    • Chretien Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Chretien Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chretien Cemetery
    • Frey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Frey Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frey Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

  • Evangeline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jennings
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Iota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
  • Mermentau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Egan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roanoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Estherwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Ellis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Basile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Welsh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <6>
  • Unatex
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Morse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyrone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Crowley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coverdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
    • Lauderdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Lake Arthur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Eunice
      (17 miles [27.4 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>
    • Duralde
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
    • Lacassine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kinder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <6>

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 Riverside 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 Riverside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Basile
  • Crowley
  • Elton
    • Elton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Eunice
  • Gueydan
  • Kinder

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 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 Riverside 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 Riverside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #538625  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #538625 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: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Evangeline
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3071488     Lon: -92.6154171
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside 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.