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A visit to the Simon Cemetery ...

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 Simon Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.0641°   (30° 3' 50")

Lon:   -92.4493°   (-92° 26' 57")

The Simon Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Acadia Parish is located in Crowley. Crowley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Simon 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 Simon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leger Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Hanks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanks Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
  • Gueydon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gueydon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gueydon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gueydon Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Istre Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Istre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Istre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Istre Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broussard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broussard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marceaux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marceaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebert Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Cossinade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cossinade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cossinade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cossinade Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Crossinade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossinade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossinade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crossinade Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Abshire Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • LeBlanc Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeBlanc Cemetery
    • The LeBlanc Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • The LeBlanc Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Le Blanc Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67997 <5>
  • Marceaux Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marceaux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marceaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Quebodaux Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quebodaux Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quebodaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quebodaux Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Kaplan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaplan Cemetery
      • The Kaplan Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaplan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Kaplan.
      • The Kaplan Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178689 <5>
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • South Crowley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Crowley Cemetery
      • The South Crowley Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • The South Crowley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Crowley Cemetery
      • Old Protestant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978107 <5>
    • Marceaux Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marceaux Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marceaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marceaux Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Mire Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mire Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Leger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leger Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Simon Cemetery.

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

  • Gueydan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
    • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <6>
  • Morse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <6>
  • Estherwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
    • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <6>
  • Kaplan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
    • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <6>
  • Ebenezer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
  • Crowley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mermentau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermentau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermentau
    • Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mermentau <6>
  • Egan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Andrew
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
    • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Indian Bayou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Lake Arthur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
    • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <6>
  • Leroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Evangeline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evangeline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangeline
      • Evangeline is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evangeline <6>
    • Rayne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Meaux
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Ellis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jennings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <6>
    • Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Iota
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
      • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <6>
    • Maurice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Abbeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Youngs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
      • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Duson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
      • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <6>

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 Simon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Acadia Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Simon Cemetery:

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 Simon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #539388  (Simon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #539388 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: Wright
    • County: Acadia         Elev: 2
    • Location given for GNIS #539388 (Simon Cemetery)

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.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 Acadia, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Simon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0641, Longitude: -92.4493       In this case, the coordinates for the Simon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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