Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. John The Evangelist Church Parish

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 22, 2009

1. St. John The Evangelist Church Parish Marker

Inscription. Founded 12 January 1879 by Napoleon J. Perche, Archbishop of New Orleans. The present church was built in 1908, Rev. M. Bardy, pastor, August 1885 - June 1928.

Erected by Iberia Cultural Resources Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 12, 1879.

Location. 29° 54.969′ N, 91° 40.218′ W. Marker is in Jeanerette, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is at the intersection of St. Nicholas Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Nicholas Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1510 Church Street, Jeanerette LA 70544, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harry B. Hewes House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Sons of Jeanerette War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Jeanerette (approx. ¼ mile away); Nicholas Provôt (approx. ¾ mile away); Streetcar Wheel (approx. ¾ mile away); Steamboats (approx. ¾ mile away); Bayside Plantation (approx. 1.3 miles away); Alice Plantation House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeanerette.

Also see . . . St. John The Evangelist Church.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 22, 2009

2. St. John The Evangelist Church and Marker

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