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Fort Derussy Cemetery in Marksville, Louisiana

Overview

About Fort Derussy Cemetery

Fort Derussy Cemetery is a cemetery near Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 3.4 mi south of Marksville. The grounds sit at about 75 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Louis Gustave De Russy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 545515. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Saint Paul Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Marksville, about 3.3 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Avoyelles Parish, and 17 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

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

Notable burials

Notable people buried at Fort Derussy Cemetery

All in LA

Among them: 1 Civil War veteran.

People whose Wikidata entry gives Fort Derussy 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.

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31.17685, -92.06234

Services & features

What Fort Derussy 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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