A visit to the Royal Oak Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Royal Oak Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Royal Oak Cemetery (FG ID #68749).
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 Royal Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Royal Oak Cemetery:
31.0033, -91.6961
The Royal Oak Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<2>.
Adjacent to the Royal Oak Cemetery and just to the south is the Union Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the northwest of The Royal Oak Cemetery is the Oak Grove Cemetery. See below for details.
The parish seat for Pointe Coupee Parish is located in New Roads. New Roads lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Royal Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Royal Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Royal Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Royal Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turnbull Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Turnbull Family Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Family Cemetery
- The Turnbull Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Turnbull Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69176 <1>
- True Vine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Missionary Baptisst Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morefield Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morefield Cemetery
- Tree of Life Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Levee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Levee Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Good Faith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacoby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacoby Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacoby Cemetery
- Pt. Lookout Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pt. Lookout Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Lookout Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville 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 Royal Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Royal Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lettsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Legonier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Simmesport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Odenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Innis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Angola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batchelor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Artonish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bordelonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dupont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moreauville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plaucheville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bayou Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bougere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
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 Royal Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Royal Oak 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 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 Royal Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Pointe Coupee 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 Royal Oak Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #68749
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #546263 (Royal Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #546263 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: Pointe Coupee
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Turnbull Island
- Location given for Royal Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0032353 Lon: -91.6965078
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Oak 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |