About McGowen Cemetery
McGowen Cemetery is a cemetery near Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The grounds sit at about 16 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Paul N. Cyr. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 536998. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is David's Funeral Home in Jeanerette, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 20 cemeteries we list in Iberia Parish, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Iberia Parish dates to 1838.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jeanerette. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at McGowen Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Paul N. Cyr1878-1946American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives McGowen 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
29.91298, -91.66776
What McGowen 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
- Saint John the Evangelist CemeteryJeanerette, LACemetery0.3 mi
- Mount Calvary Baptist CemeteryJeanerette, LABaptist cemetery0.6 mi
- Joseph CemeteryJeanerette, LACemetery1.3 mi
- Bayside CemeteryJeanerette, LACemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Peter United Methodist Church CemeteryJeanerette, LAMethodist cemetery1.4 mi
- Loisel Memorial ParkJeanerette, LAMemorial park1.8 mi
- Hope CemeteryJeanerette, LACemetery2.7 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryNew Iberia, LACemetery8.0 mi
- Saint Helens CemeteryJeanerette, LACemetery9.0 mi
- Mount Zion Number 1 Baptist CemeteryNew Iberia, LABaptist cemetery10 mi
Funeral homes near McGowen Cemetery
- David's Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Jeanerette · (337) 276-5151
- Jones Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Jeanerette · (337) 276-3666
- MK Dixon Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · Baldwin · (337) 940-9253
- Pellerin Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · New Iberia · (337) 365-3331
- Acadian Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · New Iberia · (337) 364-6162
- Frioux Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · New Iberia · (337) 369-6336
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