A visit to the Saint John 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 St. John Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. John Cemetery (FG ID #640777).
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 St. John Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Cemetery:
30.2225, -92.0246
The St. John Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
The cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Lafayette Parish is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the east northeast of the St. John Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.
Establishment of the St. John Cemetery ...
The St. John Cemetery was established in 1821.
Name Variations for St. John Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. John Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. John - Fatima Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitington Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitington Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peter RC Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broussard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Simon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Simon Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
- Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #2
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Cemetery #1
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strauss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Strauss Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Picard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Picard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard Cemetery
- Bodoin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lafayette
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carencro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broussard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stekey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ossun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Billeaud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Breaux Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maurice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cankton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Duson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duchamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Cade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Levert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cecilia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frozard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Delacroix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arnaudville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Higginbotham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Coteau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Castille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 St. John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breaux Bridge
- Saint Martinville
- Youngsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 St. John Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 St. John Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #640777
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 Lafayette, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. John 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. |