New Orleans Cemeteries
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This is New Orleans oldest surviving cemetery. Spanish influence in the architecture predominates the wall (oven) vaults, with wrought and cast iron and plaster over brick. The cemetary is open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, 9:00 a.m.to noon.
The cemetery was founded in 1852 by the Firemen's Charitable and Benevolent Association. One of the most noticeable tombs is the Order of Elks mound tomb at the entrance.
Founded in 1859, St. Vincent Cemetery has some tombs, but mostly coping style graves. Of interest is the Sisters of Charity memorial with statues, at the far end of the cemetery.
Cypress Grove was founded in 1840 by the Fireman's Charitable & Benevolent Association. Many of the city's firemen, some killed in the line of duty, are buried here. The cemetery is open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Founded in 1841 by St. Patrick's Church on Camp Street, the cemetary is predominantly an Irish cemetery. After the yellow fever epidemic of 1853, eleven hundred people were buried in the St. Patrick cemeteries.
St. Roch Cemetery was founded in 1874 and the chapel was finished in 1876. The chapel is open to the public and has a wooden altar and shrine to St. Roch.








