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A visit to the Royer 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 Royer Cemetery ...

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

30.2985, -93.3613

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

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

The parish seat for Calcasieu Parish is located in Lake Charles. Lake Charles lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Royer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Royer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Royer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Roseland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Roseland Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
  • Bagdad Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bagdad Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Cemetery
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The West Fork Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
  • Ritchie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie Cemetery
  • Alston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Alston Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Cemetery
  • Big Woods Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Big Woods Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Cemetery
  • Farqurar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Farqurar Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farqurar Cemetery
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Perkins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Dequincy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68548 <5>
  • Bilbo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bilbo Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbo Cemetery
  • Rigmaiden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Rigmaiden Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigmaiden Cemetery
  • Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Carlyss.
    • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mimosa - Pines Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68231 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Burleson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Burleson Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
    • Consolata Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Prien Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prien Memorial Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien Memorial Park
    • Goos Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Goos Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goos Cemetery
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
    • Orange Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
    • Combre Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Royer Cemetery.

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

  • Sulphur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Westlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlyss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Edgerly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Prien
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
  • Ararat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Lake Charles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moss Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dequincy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Helme
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
    • Greinwich Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
    • Vinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <6>
    • Ragley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Starks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Grand Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake

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 Royer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calcasieu Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Royer 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 Royer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Calcasieu 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 Royer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #538759  (Royer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #538759 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: Calcasieu
      • Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buhler
      • Location given for Royer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.2985371     Lon: -93.3612683
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royer 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.