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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Southern Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Southern Memorial Gardens

Lat:   30.5442°   (30° 32' 39")

Lon:   -91.1620°   (-91° 9' 43")

The Southern Memorial Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

The parish seat for East Baton Rouge Parish is located in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge lies just to the south of the Southern Memorial Gardens .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Southern Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to East Baton Rouge Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Southern Memorial Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Southern Memorial Gardens.

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

    • Zion City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
      • Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Brownfields
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownfields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
      • Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Baker
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
    • Tristian Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
      • Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Maribel Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maribel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
      • Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Merrydale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Port Allen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Baton Rouge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beauregard Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
      • Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Monticello
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Central
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
    • Zachary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
      • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <4>
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Devalls
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
        • Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Carey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
        • Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Essen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
        • Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Inniswold
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inniswold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inniswold
        • Inniswold is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inniswold <4>
      • Westminster
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
        • Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Greenwell Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Springs
        • Greenwell Springs is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwell Springs <4>
      • Arbroth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
        • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Brusly
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
        • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
      • Lynwood Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
        • Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Port Hudson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
        • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Lindsay
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
        • Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Woodshire Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodshire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
        • Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Denham Springs
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
        • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
        • Former names for Denham Springs:
        • Amite Springs
        • Hill's Springs
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <4>
      • Watson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Watson is located in Livingston Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
      • Slaughter
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
        • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <4>
      • Hermitage
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
        • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Glynn
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glynn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynn
        • Glynn is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glynn <4>

    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 Southern Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Southern Memorial Gardens.<5>

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

    • Nickwack Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickwack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nickwack Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickwack Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    • Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benevolent Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benevolent Society Cemetery
    • Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbert Memorial Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
    • Devall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devall Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine Cemetery
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Baton Rouge National Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Magnolia Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sweet Olive Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sweet Olive Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Olive Cemetery
      • Roselawn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
      • McHugh Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McHugh Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHugh Cemetery
      • Shaffer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shaffer Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Cemetery
      • Stanford Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stanford Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
      • Lutheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenoaks Memorial Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Greenoaks Memorial Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenoaks Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge.
        • The Greenoaks Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Green Oaks Memorial Park
        • Greenoaks Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenoaks Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67665 <6>
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery

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

    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 Southern Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #539519  (Southern Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #539519 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Scotlandville
      • County: East Baton Rouge         Elev: 20
      • Location given for GNIS #539519 (Southern Memorial Gardens)

    The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Southern Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5442, Longitude: -91.1620    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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