About Minden Cemetery
Minden Cemetery is a cemetery near Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana. The grounds sit at about 239 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 20 notable people buried here, including John N. Sandlin, John T. Watkins and E. L. Stewart. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 544534. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fuller Shrine Memorial Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes in Minden, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 69 cemeteries we list in Webster Parish, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Minden. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Minden Cemetery
Among them: 5 business leaders, 3 journalists, 2 US representatives, 1 World War II veteran.
- John N. Sandlin1872-1957American politician
- John T. Watkins1854-1925American judge
- E. L. Stewart1872-1956American lawyer
- E.D. Gleason1899-1959American politician
- J. Frank Colbert1882-1949American politician
- James Peter Kent1866-1937American politician
- John D. Watkins1828-1895American judge
- R. Harmon Drew Sr.1917-1995American politician
- Mary Smith Gleason1899-1967American politician
- McIntyre Herbert Sandlin1870-1955American politician
- Nicholas J. Sandlin1832-1896American politician
- O. H. Haynes, Jr.1920-1996American sheriff
Show all 20 notable burials
- Richard Cleveland Drew1848-1919American judge
- Alfred Goodwill1830-1905American businessman
- Fred Haynes1946-2006American football player
- Harmon Caldwell Drew1889-1950American judge
- Herman "Wimpy" Jones1905-1967American politician
- J. J. Carter1832-1907
- John Sidney Killen1826-1903American farmer, cattleman, and state legislator
- Thomas Wafer Fuller1867-1920American educator and journalist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Minden 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
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What Minden 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
- Fuller Shrine Memorial CemeteryMinden, LAChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Shepard Street CemeteryMinden, LACemetery1.2 mi
- Garden of Memory CemeteryMinden, LACemetery1.6 mi
- Overton CemeteryMinden, LACemetery1.9 mi
- Allen CemeteryMinden, LACemetery1.9 mi
- Burns CemeteryMinden, LACemetery3.5 mi
- Knottingham CemeteryMinden, LACemetery3.9 mi
- Pringer Place CemeteryMinden, LACemetery4.0 mi
- Valley Springs Church CemeteryMinden, LAChurch cemetery4.3 mi
- Pilgrim Rest CemeterySibley, LACemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Minden Cemetery
- Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes0.7 miFuneral home · Minden · (318) 377-3412
- Kennon and Son Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Minden · (318) 773-2289
- Doyle Funeral Home of Minden0.8 miFuneral home · Minden · (318) 377-6735
- Benevolent Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Minden · (318) 377-0593
- Bailey Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Cotton Valley · (318) 539-3555
- Central Monument17 miMonument dealer · Haughton · (318) 949-2854
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.