Girod Street Cemetery
Biography
The Girod Street Cemetery was New Orleans' earliest Protestant cemetery, opened in 1822 by the wardens of Christ Church (Episcopal) Cathedral. The remains of Protestants in St. Louis No. 1 were removed here. The Girod Street Cemetery did not bar enslaved people from purchasing tombs, and the cemetery contained a number of tombs owned by slave benevolent societies.
The cemetery was deconsecrated and demolished in 1957. Remains of white persons were reinterred in Hope Mausoleum; those of African Americans, in Providence Memorial Park.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Girod Street Cemetery, 1815-1939
The records consist of a typescript transcription of a “master file” in the possession of the Louisiana State Museum; they may duplicate all or part of the WPA Tombstone Index of Girod. Included are name, date of death, age, and (sometimes) place of birth.
Protestant (Girod St.)
Index included in the Tombstone Index
Protestant (Girod Street) Cemetery, 1841
Records of Cemeteries owned and operated by religious or private entities. Information regarding Catholic Cemeteries can also be located at the New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries Office.