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A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

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

29.4802, -90.5540

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

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Terrebonne Parish is located in Houma. Houma lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dugas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Dugas Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dugas Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Montegut.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67416 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bisland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bisland Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisland Cemetery
  • St. Elie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Elie Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Houma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <5>
  • Thibodaux Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Thibodaux Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Cemetery
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Celestin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Celestin Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestin Cemetery
  • Matherne Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Matherne Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherne Cemetery
  • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Provost Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Provost Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provost Cemetery
    • Carlof Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carlof Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlof Cemetery
    • Crozier Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crozier Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier Cemetery
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
    • Picou Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Picou Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picou Cemetery
    • Holy Savior Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Savior Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Savior Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lockport.
      • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Savior Catholic Church Cemetery
      • Holy Savior Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1286890 <5>
    • New Fountain Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The New Fountain Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain Cemetery
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Our Lady of the Rosary Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962845 <5>

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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

  • Montegut
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chauvin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Barre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
  • Bourg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lapeyrouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
  • Dulac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Theriot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
  • Larose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Houma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <6>
  • Faleau ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
  • Cut Off
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bayou Blue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
    • Gheens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mathews
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Galliano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Broadmoor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Bayou Cane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
    • Godchaux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
    • Cocodrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cocodrie is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocodrie
    • Raceland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Golden Meadow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Raceland Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. The following communities are located in Terrebonne Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Houma
    • Houma lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Houma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma

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 professional and volunteer 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Terrebonne 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #551939  (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #551939 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: Terrebonne
      • Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Montegut
      • Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4802183     Lon: -90.5539752
      • 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 Terrebonne, 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- Sacred Heart 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.