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A visit to the Saint Bernard Memorial Gardens ...

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 St. Bernard Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens:

29.9569, -89.9634

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Bernard Memorial Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Saint Bernard Parish is located in Chalmette. Chalmette lies just to the south of the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Bernard Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Chalmette National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Firemens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Firemens Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemens Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Mandeville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Mandeville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville Cemetery
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • McDonoghville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The McDonoghville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonoghville Cemetery
  • Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • English Turn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The English Turn Cemetery is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn Cemetery
  • Merrit Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Merrit Cemetery is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrit Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ahavas Sholem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ahavas Sholem Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavas Sholem Cemetery
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hebrew Rest Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Girod Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Girod Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girod Cemetery
    • Hook and Ladder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westlawn South Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Westlawn South Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn South Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Bernard Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Chalmette
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Versailles
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Meraux
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Arabi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Saxonholm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
  • Story
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Terrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • English Turn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
  • Violet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mohawk City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
  • Pine Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Gretna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Timberlane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
    • Braithwaite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gentilly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Gentilly Terrace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
    • Harvey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Chasse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Scarsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
    • Poydras
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
    • Milneburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
    • New Orleans
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Saint Bernard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marrero
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodmere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
    • Stella
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Toca
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca

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 St. Bernard Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Bernard Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.

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 St. Bernard Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Saint Bernard 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 St. Bernard Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1628103  (Saint Bernard Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1628103 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: St. Bernard
      • Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chalmette
      • Location given for Saint Bernard Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 29.9568699     Lon: -89.9634016
      • 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 Saint Bernard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Bernard Memorial Gardens) 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.