Catholic Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama
Also known as Stone Street Cemetery
About Catholic Cemetery
Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. It was established in 1848. It is operated by Catholic Cemeteries, Inc.. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 91000843). The grounds sit at about 30 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Raphael Semmes, Abram Joseph Ryan and Tommie Aaron. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 163766. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the north. The nearest mortuary we know of is Azalea Lynaum Mortuary in Mobile, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 169 cemeteries we list in Mobile County, and 88 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Mobile County. 1 of the 169 listings in Mobile County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Catholic Cemetery
Among them: 2 baseball players, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Mexican-American War veteran, 1 musician, 1 physician, 1 writer.
- Raphael Semmes1809-1877Confederate Army general
- Abram Joseph Ryan1839-1886American priest and writer
- Tommie Aaron1939-1984American baseball player
- Lil Greenwood1924-2011American jazz and R&B vocalist
- Eddie Stanky1916-1999Baseball player and coach
- Thomas J. Eaton1877-1929Irish-American catholic clergyman
- Timothy Meaher1812-1892American slaver, businessman, and landowner
- Jerome Cochran1831-18951831-1896 , physician and sanitarian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Catholic Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
30.70942, -88.07410
What Catholic Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Oaklawn Memorial CemeteryMobile, ALChristian cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Austin CemeteryPrichard, ALCemetery0.7 mi
- Visitation Monastery CemeteryMobile, ALCemetery1.5 mi
- Gethsemane CemeteryPrichard, ALChristian cemetery1.7 mi
- Old Plateau CemeteryPlateau, ALCemetery1.7 mi
- Green Mount CemeteryPrichard, ALCemetery1.7 mi
- Church Street CemeteryMobile, ALChristian cemetery2.1 mi
- Spanish Burial GroundsMobile, ALCemetery2.2 mi
- 1Mobile, ALCemetery2.3 mi
- 25Mobile, ALCemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near Catholic Cemetery
- Azalea Lynaum Mortuary1.3 miMortuary · Mobile · (251) 438-4779
- Metropolitan Funeral Directors1.5 miFuneral home · Mobile · (251) 479-2300
- Hodge's Chapel LLC.1.5 miFuneral home · Mobile
- Johnson-Allen Mortuary1.6 miMortuary · Mobile
- Lovetts Funeral Chapel1.8 miFuneral chapel · Mobile · (251) 433-5302
- Haven of Rest Funeral Residence1.9 miFuneral home · Mobile · (251) 431-8000
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Catholic Cemetery located?
Catholic Cemetery is at 1700 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Avenue, Mobile, AL 36617 in Mobile County. GPS coordinates: 30.70942, -88.07410.
Is Catholic Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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