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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 Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery:

29.9080, -90.1467

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

The Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Jefferson Parish is located in Gretna. Gretna lies just to the east of the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Woodlawn Park Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Valence Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Valient Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Valient Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valient Cemetery
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
  • Waggaman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Waggaman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggaman Cemetery
  • Restlawn Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lafayette Cemetery #1
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery #1 is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery #1
  • Lafayette Cemetery #2
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery #2 is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery #2
  • Carrollton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Carrollton Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Evening Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Girod Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Girod Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girod Cemetery
    • Garden of Memories
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Garden of Memories is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
    • Hook and Ladder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Charity Hospital Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Firemens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Firemens Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemens Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Metairie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Lake Lawn Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Westwego
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Marrero
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bridge City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harahan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waggaman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Avondale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Estelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Harvey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Orleans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodmere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Gretna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • River Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Metairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Terrytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Timberlane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
    • Gentilly Terrace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
    • Gentilly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Kenner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <6>
    • Arabi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Milneburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
    • Ama
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Crown Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Stella
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Belle Chasse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Rose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elkinsville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
      • Elkinsville has also been known as:
      • Freetown
    • Davis ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis

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 Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arabi
    • Arabi lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arabi.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabi
  • Belle Chasse
  • Gretna
    • Gretna lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gretna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Kenner
    • Kenner lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Metairie
  • New Orleans

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 helpful 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 Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #557536  (Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #557536 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: Jefferson
      • Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Orleans West
      • Location given for Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9079833     Lon: -90.1467409
      • 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Our Lady of Prompt Succor 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.