A visit to the Saint Raphael 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 St. Raphael Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Raphael Cemetery:
30.2527, -91.1190
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Raphael Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Raphael Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Iberville Parish is located in Plaquemine. Plaquemine lies just to the west northwest of the St. Raphael Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Raphael Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Raphael Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Raphael Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Rock Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Zion Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Raspberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Raspberry Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Cemetery
- Brazil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brazil Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- White Castle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The White Castle Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle Cemetery
- First Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
- St. Paul Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
- Laboring Society Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Nazarene Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Highlands Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Cemetery
- Grace Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Grace Memorial Park is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Memorial Park
- St. Phillip Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Phillip Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillip Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Raphael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Raphael Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Gabriel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iberville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bayou Goula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Gardere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- White Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Geismar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Oak Hills Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Plaquemine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bullion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Perkins Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Village Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Cornerview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lynwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Duplessis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hope Villa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Old Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Inniswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Essen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
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. Raphael Cemetery. The following communities are located in Iberville Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Raphael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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. Raphael Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Iberville 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. Raphael Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #555943 (Saint Raphael Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #555943 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: Iberville
- Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Gabriel
- Location given for Saint Raphael Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2526954 Lon: -91.1189933
- 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 Iberville, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Raphael 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. |
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