New Iberia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
St. Peter's Cemetery
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 3, 2010
1. St. Peter's Cemetery Marker
Erected 1985 by The Iberia Cultural Resource Assn. and The Attakapas Historical Assn.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1884.
Location. 30° 0.322′ N, 91° 49.322′ W. Marker is in New Iberia, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is on French Street south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 328 French St, New Iberia LA 70560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s 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 walking distance of this marker: Iberia Courthouse Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Howe Institute (about 500 feet away); Booker T. Washington's Historic Visit to Howe Institute / Howe Institute (about 600 feet away); Eddie L. Dorsey, MD; Ima Pierson, DDS; Howard C. Scoggins, MD; Luins Williams, MD (about 800 feet away); Essanee Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Essanee Theater
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 23, 2025
2. St. Peter's Cemetery Marker
September 3, 2010
3. St. Peter's Cemetery
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 3, 2010
4. St. Peter's Cemetery Gate
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2015. This page has been viewed 993 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 11, 2015. 2. submitted on October 23, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3, 4. submitted on July 11, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
