A visit to the Whitington 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 Whitington Cemetery ...
The Whitington Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bodoin Cemetery
- 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]<2> to the southwest of Youngsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67024 <3>
- Broussard Cemetery
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Broussard Cemetery
- The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205042 <3>
- Cobb Cemetery
- Gallet Cemetery
- The Gallet Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallet Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
- The Greenlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67662 <3>
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lafayette Memorial Park
- The Lafayette Memorial Park is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lafayette Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67974 <3>
- Picard Cemetery
- The Picard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Broussard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985769 <3>
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
- The St. Alphonsus Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alphonsus Cemetery
- The St. Alphonsus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maurice Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371493 <3>
- St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
- The St. John Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640777 <3>
- St. John - Fatima Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
- The Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Maurice.
- The Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Broussard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67072 <3>
- Simon Cemetery
- The Simon Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Whitington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abbeville
- Andrew
- Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
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- Billeaud
- Billeaud is located in Lafayette Parish
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- Breaux Bridge
- Broussard
- Cade
- Cankton
- Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Carencro
- Castille
- Castille is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
- Delacroix
- Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
- Duchamp
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
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- Duson
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Erath
- Higginbotham
- Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
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- Indian Bayou
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Keystone
- Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lafayette
- Leroy
- Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Levert
- Levert is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Maurice
- Meaux
- Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
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- Milton
- Ossun
- Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
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- Parks
- Rayne
- Ridge
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Saint John
- Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint Martinville
- Scott
- Stekey
- Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey
- Youngs
- Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
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- Youngsville
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 Whitington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Breaux Bridge
- Saint Martinville
- Youngsville
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 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 Whitington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Whitington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #540383 (Whitington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540383 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lafayette
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whitington Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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