Leeville in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Leeville Cemetery

1905

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 25, 2016

1. Leeville Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
On June 8, 1905, during the yellow fever epidemic, three Leeville residents:
Joseph C. Picciola, Camille Rebstock
and Adrien Lefort
Purchased this plot of land from the Martin Family for the Leeville Cemetery Co. for $95. It became a large cemetery, but with each hurricane, graves were demolished and washed away. On September 2, 1905
Joseph C. Picciola
died of yellow fever and was buried where his tomb still stands.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters.

Location. 29° 15.527′ N, 90° 12.921′ W. Marker is in Leeville, Louisiana, in Lafourche Parish. It is on Old Highway 1 south of Gateway to the Gulf Expressway (Louisiana Highway 1), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Golden Meadow LA 70357, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leeville (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parish of Jefferson (approx. 9.4 miles away); Golden Meadow High School (approx. 9½ miles away); Golden Meadow (approx. 9.9 miles away); Cheniere Caminada Cemetery (approx. 10.2 miles away); The Chenière Caminada Hurricane (approx. 10.2 miles away); Galliano (approx. 13.1 miles away).

Leeville Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 25, 2016

2. Leeville Cemetery and Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 15, 2024

3. Leeville Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,061 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2016. 3. submitted on June 20, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.