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Louisiana Cemetery Records Search | Find Graves, Burial Records & Locations

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State archive snapshot

2,659

Louisiana Cemeteries

916

Burial Records Indexed

70

Counties with Coverage

916

Veterans Buried in LA

Quick answer

How do I search Louisiana cemetery and burial records?

Start with the statewide search bar, then use county cards to narrow by place. Once the likely county is clear, move into cemetery pages for map and source context, then into burial pages for person-level research.

Louisiana research focus

Top signal: 2,659 mapped cemeteries across 70 counties.

Best next step: open a county card with strong cemetery depth or a notable cemetery page below.

Browse network

Louisiana County Clusters & Top Research Paths

Use these cluster cards when you want the fastest route into stronger county-level cemetery pages. Each group emphasizes a different search intent: broad cemetery browsing, deeper burial discovery, or long-tail local archive coverage.

Cluster lane

Most searched Louisiana cemetery counties

Highest cemetery inventory and broadest place-intent coverage for statewide browse traffic.

Rapides

108 cemeteries - 37 burial records - Notable: Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum

108

St. Tammany

117 cemeteries - 19 burial records - Notable: Pinecrest Memorial Gardens

117

Tangipahoa

139 cemeteries - 33 burial records - Notable: Ponchatoula Cemetery

139

Washington

197 cemeteries - 16 burial records - Notable: Hillview Memorial Gardens

197

Cluster lane

Emerging Louisiana archive counties

Smaller county archives that still surface useful cemetery pages and long-tail local search opportunities.

Acadia

42 cemeteries - 53 burial records - Notable: St Joseph Cemetery

42

Allen

27 cemeteries - 9 burial records - Notable: Sacred Heart Cemetery

27

Ascension

28 cemeteries - 16 burial records - Notable: Hope Haven Mausoleum and Cemetery

28

Assumption

8 cemeteries - 7 burial records - Notable: St Philomena Cemetery

8

How to search this state

How to Find Louisiana Burial Records & Cemetery Information

Louisiana has a large cemetery footprint, and the fastest research path is to move from state overview to county directory and then into specific cemetery or burial searches. Use this sequence to reduce broad, low-context searching.

Method 01

Start with place-based search intent

  1. 1. Search a cemetery name, county name, or city hint tied to Louisiana.
  2. 2. Use county cards below when the search needs better local context.
  3. 3. Move into cemetery or burial pages only after the place looks right.

Method 02

Use county pages to avoid dead-end searching

  1. 1. Compare county cemetery totals, burial depth, and notable cemetery names.
  2. 2. Pick the strongest county page first instead of searching statewide again.
  3. 3. Return to this page only when you need a new county or cemetery lane.

State footprint

70

County archive paths currently organized for Louisiana research.

Largest archive layer

197

Cemeteries in the top county currently surfaced for this state archive.

Veteran-linked records

916

Person-level burial rows in this state currently carrying military branch context.

County archive index

Louisiana County Cemetery Directory

Each county card now includes cemetery totals, burial depth, a notable cemetery hint, and record-range context so the index works as real search content instead of a thin link wall.

States
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Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in Louisiana

St Joseph Cemetery

38 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Louisiana.

VA

Resthaven Gardens of Memory Cemetery

21 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Louisiana.

USGS / Public

Greenoaks Memorial Park

16 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Louisiana.

USGS / Public

Hill Crest Memorial Cemetery

16 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Louisiana.

VA

Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum

15 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Louisiana.

USGS / Public

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery

15 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Louisiana.

USGS / Public

Garden of Memories Cemetery

12 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Louisiana.

USGS / Public

Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery

12 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Louisiana.

USGS / Public

Era search

Search Louisiana Records by Era

Pre-1860 Civil War Era 1900-1950 WWII Veterans Post-1970

Genealogy guide

Louisiana Genealogy Research Guide

Louisiana genealogy research works best when cemetery pages, burial records, and county archive pages are used together instead of as separate searches. This state hub helps users move from a broad geographic starting point into the right county and then into the strongest cemetery page for that place.

When you are researching family history in Louisiana, start with a cemetery name, county, or city whenever possible. That reduces false matches and makes burial dates, military details, and related cemetery links much easier to validate. Statewide search is useful, but county-level narrowing is usually where the archive becomes more trustworthy.

For older family-history searches, use the county directory, the historic cemetery cards, and the era filters on this page together. Those sections support common searches like Louisiana death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in Louisiana.

Frequently asked

Louisiana Cemetery FAQs

These answers are written to help users move from broad state-level browsing into county, cemetery, and burial-record pages without losing archive context.

How do I search Louisiana cemetery and burial records?

Start with this Louisiana archive page, use the main search bar for cemetery names or surnames, and then narrow into a county page before choosing a cemetery or burial record result.

How many cemeteries are listed in Louisiana?

2,659 cemetery records are currently mapped in Louisiana across 70 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in Louisiana?

Open the county page to compare cemetery totals, burial depth, notable cemetery pages, and location-specific search paths before you drill into a single cemetery.

Can I search Louisiana burial records by surname?

Yes. The fastest approach is to search a full surname together with a cemetery name, county, or city hint so the archive can separate similar names across different parts of Louisiana.

Are veteran burial locations included in Louisiana?

Veteran-linked burial rows are surfaced when the current archive carries military branch context, and those records can be compared with county and cemetery pages for stronger place validation.

Why do some Louisiana county pages show more detail than others?

Coverage depends on source depth. Some counties currently surface richer cemetery totals, older record ranges, and more person-level burial rows, while others are still partial archive areas.

What are the oldest cemetery record areas in Louisiana?

The best indicator is the county card year range and the notable cemetery listings on this page. Those signals help highlight counties where older cemetery coverage is more likely to appear.

Is this the best page for Louisiana genealogy and cemetery research?

This state page is the best starting hub for statewide cemetery and burial browsing, but the strongest results usually come from moving into county and cemetery detail pages as soon as location context becomes clear.

What is the oldest cemetery in Louisiana?

The oldest cemetery in Louisiana depends on source depth, but the historic cemetery section on this page highlights the earliest established sites currently surfaced in the archive.

Are Louisiana burial records free to access?

Yes. All records on Cemetery Finders are free to browse, including state, county, cemetery, and burial pages built from public archive sources.

How many veterans are buried in Louisiana?

916 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the Louisiana archive where military branch data is available.