Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, Louisiana

Chalmette National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 1.4 mi east of Chalmette. The grounds sit at about 7 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Lyons Wakeman and William H. Morgan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 560392. The nearest other listed cemetery is Freedmen's Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is St Bernard Memorial Funeral Home in Chalmette, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 6 cemeteries we list in St. Bernard Parish, and 62 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chalmette. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 1 Civil War veteran.

• Lyons Wakeman1843-1864
  Gender-nonconforming individual who was assigned female at birth and fought in the American Civil War as a man
• William H. Morganborn 1831
  Union Army general

People whose Wikidata entry gives Chalmette 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.

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.

• Freedmen's Cemetery

  Chalmette, LA
  Cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Eureka Lodge Cemetery

  Chalmette, LA
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Saint Bernard Memorial Gardens

  Chalmette, LA
  Memorial park

  1.8 mi
• Ellen Cemetery

  Chalmette, LA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Our Lady of the Holy Cross Mausoleum Cemetery

  Terrytown, LA
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Firemens Cemetery

  New Orleans, LA
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• McDonoghville Cemetery

  Gretna, LA
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Oliver Cemetery

  New Orleans, LA
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Saint Bartholomew Cemetery

  New Orleans, LA
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Saint Mary Cemetery

  New Orleans, LA
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi

• St Bernard Memorial Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chalmette · (504) 279-6376
  1.9 mi
• Heritage Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · New Orleans · (504) 944-5500
  3.2 mi
• Rhodes Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Gretna · (504) 367-0621
  3.7 mi
• Mothe Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · New Orleans · (504) 366-4343
  3.7 mi
• Davis Mortuary Services Inc

  Mortuary · Gretna · (504) 361-8649
  3.8 mi
• Murray Henderson Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New Orleans · (504) 366-4597
  3.8 mi

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