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A visit to the Trahan 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 Trahan Cemetery ...

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

29.9541, -92.0618

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

The Trahan Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Vermilion Parish is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the west northwest of the Trahan Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Trahan Cemetery.

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 Trahan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Erath.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179422 <5>
  • Bares Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Bares Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bares Cemetery
  • Landry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Landry Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landry Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Abbeville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68864 <5>
  • Migues Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Migues Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Migues Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Migues Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Delcambre.
    • The Migues Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Miguez Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68214 <5>
  • St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
    • The St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mary Magdalen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2487307 <5>
  • Perry - O'Bryan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Delino Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Delino Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delino Cemetery
  • Bancker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bancker Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancker Cemetery
  • Gallet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Gallet Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallet Cemetery
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Hebert Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
  • Abshire Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
    • Mouton Cove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mouton Cove Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouton Cove Cemetery
    • Bodoin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bodoin Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodoin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodoin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Youngsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67024 <5>
    • Picard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Picard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard Cemetery
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
    • Nunez Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Nunez Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez Cemetery
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
    • Avery Island Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Avery Island Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Island Cemetery
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Iberia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Erath
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <6>
  • Youngs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Delcambre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Abbeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meaux
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
  • Avery Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Derouen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Derouen is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derouen
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maurice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Youngsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Leroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Intracoastal City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Duchamp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
    • Kaplan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <6>
    • New Iberia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Delacroix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
    • Billeaud
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billeaud
    • Broussard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Andrew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
    • Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Keystone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Lydia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Indian Bayou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou

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 Trahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Trahan Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Trahan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #539973  (Trahan Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #539973 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: Vermilion
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Abbeville East
      • Location given for Trahan Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9540947     Lon: -92.0617903
      • 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 Vermilion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Trahan 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.