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A visit to the Saint Marys Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Marys Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Marys Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery

Lat:   29.7335°   (29° 44' 0")

Lon:   -90.6284°   (-90° 37' 42")

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Lafourche Parish is located in Thibodaux. Thibodaux lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Marys Cemetery .

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 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 St. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Lafourche Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Marys Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Raceland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
      • Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raceland <4>
    • Godchaux
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godchaux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Raceland Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Mathews
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews
      • Mathews is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathews <4>
    • Bayou Blue
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
      • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Lockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
    • Broadmoor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
      • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Bayou Cane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Cane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
      • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Gheens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gheens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheens
      • Gheens is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gheens <4>
    • Kraemer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kraemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraemer
      • Kraemer is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kraemer <4>
    • Acadia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
      • Acadia is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Schriever
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schriever have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schriever
        • Schriever is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schriever <4>
      • Houma
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
        • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <4>
      • Des Allemands
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Allemands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Allemands
        • Des Allemands is located in Saint Charles Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Allemands <4>
      • Magnolia Plantation
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
        • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Minerva Plantation
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
        • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Ardoyne
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
        • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Bourg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourg
        • Bourg is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourg <4>
      • Thibodaux
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
        • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <4>
      • Bayou Gauche
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Gauche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
        • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • South Vacherie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vacherie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
        • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
      • Vallier
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vallier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
        • Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Chackbay
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chackbay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
        • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Paradis
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradis
        • Paradis is located in Saint Charles Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradis <4>

    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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafourche Parish.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Houma
      • Houma lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Houma.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Thibodaux

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Third Zion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Third Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Third Zion Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Third Zion Cemetery
    • Bell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
    • New Fountain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Fountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Fountain Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fountain Cemetery
    • Holy Savior Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Savior Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1286890 <6>
    • Matherne Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matherne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Matherne Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matherne Cemetery
    • St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Halfway Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halfway Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfway Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1234261 <6>
    • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Magnolia Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Butler Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Butler Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • St. Ann Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
      • Des Allemands Mennonite Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mulberry Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • St. John Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Bayou Gauche Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayou Gauche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bayou Gauche Cemetery is located in Saint Charles Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayou Gauche Cemetery
      • Shell Mound Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shell Mound Cemetery is located in Saint Charles Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Mound Cemetery

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

    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. Marys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #557879  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #557879 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Savoie
      • County: Lafourche         Elev: 3
      • Location given for GNIS #557879 (Saint Marys Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

    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 Lafourche, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7335, Longitude: -90.6284       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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