The USGenWeb Project Louisiana Archives Lafourche Parish Cemeteries Important Note This page was last updated onWednesday, 01-Mar-2023 04:26:44 EST |
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A Cemetery was founded in the 1880's in Thibodaux, La. by the local African-American population. If this cemetery had a name, it has been lost in time. But not in location and is an active cemetery to this day. Over the years as congregations grew and changed names, this cemetery has become a burial location for three Congregations. Allen Chapel AME Congregation Calvary United Methodist Congregation Moses Baptist Congregation This cemetery is located on part of the area bounded by E. 12th St. (considered as the front entrance of the cemetery), Goode. St.(dead ends at the cemetery), E. 11th St., and McCulla St. Over the years, it is reasonable to assume that each congregation selected a section of the cemetery, until today, the address of the cemetery appears to be different for each group. In 1999, the Lorio Foundation and the Lafourche Heritage Society erected a Marker on E. 12 St. Sources of burials have been derived from: Obituaries define the cemetery by the three congregation names but tombstones do not. To accommodate these differences, three separate files have been constructed: 1. Allen Chapel AME 2. Moses Baptist #1 3. Calvary Methodist Overall condition--Very Good Preservation There appears to be some order to burial location (rows and pathways) but some face those nearby to make it almost impossible to see the tombstone. This cemetery has been well preserved by the families caring for their departed. |
Cemetery Name and Location | Coordinates (Lat/Long) | File | Last Update |
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Allen Chapel AME Cemetery, E.12 th St., Thibodaux, Lafourche, La. | 29.78824 -90.81622 | A-Z | 31 Jan 2014 |
Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Goode St., Thibodaux, Lafourche, La. | 29.78824 -90.81622 | A-Z | 31 Dec 2013 |
Moses Baptist Cemetery No.1, McCulla St., Thibodaux, Lafourche, La. | 29.78824 -90.81622 | A-Z | 31 Jan 2014 |
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