A visit to the Veillon 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 Veillon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Veillon Cemetery:
30.5896, -92.5235
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Veillon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Veillon Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Evangeline Parish is located in Ville Platte. Ville Platte lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Veillon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Veillon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Veillon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Veillon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cezar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cezar Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cezar Cemetery
- Rougeau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rougeau Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougeau Cemetery
- Ardoin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ardoin Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoin Cemetery
- Duplechien Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Duplechien Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplechien Cemetery
- Ashford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ashford Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashford Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Eunice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66889 <5>
- Paron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Paron Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron Cemetery
- Caney Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Caney Creek Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Fontenot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Pinseclair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pinseclair Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinseclair Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sonnier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sonnier Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonnier Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eunice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1162440 <5>
- Guillory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Guillory Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillory Cemetery
- Riche Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Riche Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riche Cemetery
- Ortego Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ortego Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortego Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Veillon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Veillon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Duralde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Unatex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Tyrone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Mamou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Basile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reddell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Eunice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <6>
- Chataignier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Pine Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Oberlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
- Lauderdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Ville Platte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Iota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Chicot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
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 Veillon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Evangeline Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Veillon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Basile
- Elton
- Eunice
- Kinder
- Mamou
- Mamou lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Veillon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mamou.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
- Oakdale
- Ville Platte
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Veillon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Evangeline 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 Veillon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #540145 (Veillon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540145 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: Evangeline
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duralde
- Location given for Veillon Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5896435 Lon: -92.5234699
- 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 Evangeline, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Veillon 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. |