About Canton Cemetery
Canton Cemetery is a cemetery near Newellton, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 2.8 mi southwest of Newellton. The grounds sit at about 79 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 533759. The nearest other listed cemetery is Elk Ridge Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Oakland Memorial Chapel in Lorman, about 16 mi away. It is one of 29 cemeteries we list in Tensas Parish, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Newellton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
32.10016, -91.20585
What Canton 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
- Elk Ridge CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery1.3 mi
- Wyoming CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery1.4 mi
- Tensas CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery1.6 mi
- Newellton CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery2.7 mi
- Routhwood CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery2.7 mi
- Lemy CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery3.3 mi
- Somerset CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery3.9 mi
- Bland CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery4.3 mi
- Burn CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery4.8 mi
- Saint Matthew CemeteryNewellton, LACemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Canton Cemetery
- Oakland Memorial Chapel16 miFuneral chapel · Lorman
- Glenwood Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Port Gibson · (601) 437-4261
- Thompson Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Port Gibson · (601) 437-5951
- Barnes Funeral Chapel and Mortuary Service18 miMortuary · Port Gibson · (601) 437-3675
- Glenwood Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Tallulah · (318) 574-4152
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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.