About Baton Rouge National Cemetery
Baton Rouge National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 1.2 mi west of Baton Rouge. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 97000768). The grounds sit at about 46 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Troy H. Middleton and Philemon Thomas. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2061992. The nearest other listed cemetery is Magnolia Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Desselle Funeral Home in Baton Rouge, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 59 cemeteries we list in East Baton Rouge Parish, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 59 listings in East Baton Rouge Parish have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Baton Rouge. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Baton Rouge National Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Troy H. Middleton1889-1976United States Army general
- Philemon Thomas1763-1847American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Baton Rouge National 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
30.44963, -91.16788
What Baton Rouge National 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
- Magnolia Cemetery422 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, LACemetery0.1 mi
- Sweet Olive CemeteryBaton Rouge, LACemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryBaton Rouge, LACemetery0.4 mi
- Hebrew CemeteryBaton Rouge, LAJewish cemetery0.5 mi
- Lutheran CemeteryBaton Rouge, LALutheran cemetery1.2 mi
- Roselawn CemeteryBaton Rouge, LACemetery1.3 mi
- Gilbert Memorial CemeteryBaton Rouge, LACemetery2.4 mi
- Highland CemeteryBaton Rouge, LACemetery3.1 mi
- Hope CemeteryMerrydale, LACemetery3.8 mi
- Winnfield Memorial ParkMerrydale, LAMemorial park4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Baton Rouge National Cemetery
- Desselle Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Baton Rouge · (225) 383-8891
- Hall Davis & Sons Funeral Service0.7 miFuneral home · Baton Rouge · (225) 381-8441
- Capital Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Baton Rouge · (225) 344-0488
- Rabenhorst Funeral Homes and Crematory0.9 miCremation provider · Baton Rouge · (225) 383-6831
- Roselawn Monuments1.2 miMonument dealer · Baton Rouge · (225) 344-5506
- Rhodes Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Baton Rouge · (225) 383-1663
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