About Wells Cemetery
Wells Cemetery is a cemetery near Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 2.7 mi northeast of Lecompte. The grounds sit at about 118 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 540288. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mathews Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rush Funeral Home in Glenmora, about 12 mi away. It is one of 110 cemeteries we list in Rapides Parish, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lecompte. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.05942, -92.41968
What Wells 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
- Mathews CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery0.4 mi
- Lecompte CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery1.0 mi
- Ballard CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery1.1 mi
- Meeker CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery1.2 mi
- Linzay CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery1.3 mi
- Spring Hill CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery1.5 mi
- Paul CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery2.1 mi
- Pisgah CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery2.9 mi
- Carnal CemeteryLecompte, LACemetery3.3 mi
- Martin Springs CemeteryWoodworth, LACemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Wells Cemetery
- Rush Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Glenmora · (318) 748-6344
- Kramer Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Marksville · (318) 240-8305
- Saint Edwards Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Bunkie · (318) 295-2090
- Miller & Hill Funeral Directors15 miFuneral home · Alexandria · (318) 704-0880
- Melancon Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Bunkie · (318) 346-7664
- Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Bunkie · (318) 346-6346
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