Lafayette Cemetery, 1838-1968
Scope and Contents
Records of the Municipal Cemeteries of New Orleans, administered by the city. These include internment records, death certificates, and other associated records depending on the cemetery. Cemeteries include are:
- Bayou St. John Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
- Jefferson City/ Valence Street Cemetery
- Carrollton Cemetery
- St. MAry's Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
Dates
- Other: 1838-1968
Conditions Governing Access
Microfilm available to registered researchers by appointment. Non-microfilmed materials should be requested by call number.
Requesting Materials
Biographical / Historical
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 was established in 1833 by the Council of the City of Lafayette in the square bounded by Prytania St., Washington Ave., Sixth St., and Plaquemine (now Coliseum) St. By 1847 the cemetery on Prytania appears to have been reaching capacity, and in October, the Council resolved that there be no new burials in the original cemetery. It is unclear just when the city did purchase the land for the new burial ground, in the square bounded by present-day Sixth, Loyola, Washington, and Saratoga streets, but on May 20, 1851, the Council ordered the new cemetery (Lafayette No. 2) divided into three sections as the old cemetery had been divided.
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is indexed online at http://www.lafayettecemetery1.com.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Volumes (unknown--update when resource record complete)
From the Collection: .25 Linear Feet (1 box of records)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the City Archives Repository
City Archives & Special Collections
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610
archivist@nolalibrary.org