Louisiana Cemeteries

United States Louisiana  Cemeteries

Cemetery records, such as tombstone and sexton’s records, have value in that they may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse and children, a maiden name or a birthplace. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. It is also important to look at surrounding tombstones because family members may also be buried nearby.

For more information on cemetery records, see United States Cemeteries.

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection
Twenty-two volumes of Louisiana tombstone inscriptions were collected by members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and deposited with the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. These were microfilmed in 1970 and are available at the Family History Library ). Another DAR collection containing tombstone inscriptions is described in the “Genealogy” section.

Family History Library
The Family History Library (FHL) has 210 microfilms of New Orleans cemetery records. These are listed in the catalog under: LOUISIANA, ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS - CEMETERIES.