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

Bayou Heron Graveyard

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 25, 2009

1. Bayou Heron Graveyard Marker

Inscription. Washington Griffin's Cemetery. est. c. 1850, was the first Chackbay cemetery. Acquired by Bayou Heron Graveyard Association in 1883, it became the Grand Bayou, Trosclair, or Rodrigue Cemetery.

Erected 1991 by Lafourche Heritage Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 29° 54.36′ N, 90° 45.721′ W. Marker is in Chackbay, Louisiana, in Lafourche Parish. It is on State Highway 20 east of Farmer Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Thibodaux LA 70301, 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.

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 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Le Chemin Militaire (approx. 3.7 miles away); Notre Dame de la Paix (approx. 5½ miles away); Hero's Tomb (approx. 5½ miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 6½ miles away); Cabahanoce Plantation (approx. 6.7 miles away); Manresa House of Retreats (approx. 6.9 miles away); "Le Petit Versailles" (approx. 7 miles away); Oak Alley Plantation (approx. 7 miles away).

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 25, 2009

2. Bayou Heron Graveyard

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