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A visit to the Lincoln Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Lincoln Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lincoln Cemetery:

29.9844, -90.0684

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Orleans Parish is located in New Orleans. New Orleans lies just to the south southwest of the Lincoln Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lincoln Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Lincoln Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lincoln Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Louis Cemetery #3
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Louis Cemetery #3 is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery #3
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mandeville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Mandeville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville Cemetery
  • St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
    • The St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo has also been known as:
    • St. Roch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68885 <5>
  • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ahavas Sholem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Ahavas Sholem Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavas Sholem Cemetery
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Metairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Metairie Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metairie Cemetery
    • The Metairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68207 <5>
  • Firemens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Firemens Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemens Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Charity Hospital Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • Girod Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Girod Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girod Cemetery
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
    • Lake Lawn Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Lafayette Cemetery #2
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Lafayette Cemetery #2 is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery #2
    • Lafayette Cemetery #1
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Lafayette Cemetery #1 is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery #1
    • McDonoghville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The McDonoghville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonoghville Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
    • Firemens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Firemens Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemens Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lincoln Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lincoln Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Gentilly Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
  • Gentilly
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • New Orleans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Milneburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
  • Pine Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Gretna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <6>
  • Arabi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harvey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Terrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Metairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marrero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chalmette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Versailles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Elmwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bridge City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Westwego
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberlane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
    • Meraux
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • River Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Harahan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodmere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
    • Waggaman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Avondale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Estelle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • English Turn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Lincoln Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orleans Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lincoln Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Lincoln Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Orleans Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Lincoln Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #549870  (Lincoln Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #549870 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • Parish: Orleans
      • Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Orleans East
      • Location given for Lincoln Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 29.9843696     Lon: -90.068405
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lincoln Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.