A visit to the Southern 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 Southern Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Southern Memorial Gardens:
30.5442, -91.1620
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Southern Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Southern Memorial Gardens.<3>
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)
- The Nickwack Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickwack Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Devall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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)
- The Sweet Olive Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Olive Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McHugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McHugh Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHugh Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenoaks Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Brownfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Baker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tristian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Maribel Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Boganvilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lobdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
- Zachary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Devalls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Essen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Inniswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Greenwell Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arbroth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Brusly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <5>
- Lynwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Port Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Baker
- Baton Rouge
- Port Allen
- Port Hudson
- Zachary
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #539519 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: East Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scotlandville
- Location given for Southern Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 30.5435217 Lon: -91.1631628
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southern Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |