About McDonoghville Cemetery
McDonoghville Cemetery is a cemetery near Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 1.4 mi south of Gretna. The grounds sit at about 3 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Clarence "Frogman" Henry and Glenn Montgomery. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 536987. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Bartholomew Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest mortuary we know of is Davis Mortuary Services Inc in Gretna, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Jefferson Parish, and 66 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 24 listings in Jefferson Parish have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gretna. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at McDonoghville Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 musician.
- Clarence "Frogman" Henry1937-2024American rhythm and blues singer and pianist
- Glenn Montgomery1967-1998American football player
People whose Wikidata entry gives McDonoghville 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
29.93381, -90.04757
What McDonoghville 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.
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Funeral homes near McDonoghville Cemetery
- Davis Mortuary Services Inc0.3 miMortuary · Gretna · (504) 361-8649
- Rhodes Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Gretna · (504) 367-0621
- Mothe Funeral Homes0.6 miFuneral home · New Orleans · (504) 366-4343
- Murray Henderson Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · New Orleans · (504) 366-4597
- Jazz Funeral1.9 miFuneral home · New Orleans · (504) 412-9561
- Majestic Mortuary Service Inc2.0 miMortuary · New Orleans · (504) 523-5872
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