About Port Hudson National Cemetery
Port Hudson National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 7.1 mi east of Zachary. The grounds sit at about 98 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Junius Durio. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 538344. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cain Cemetery (historical), about 1.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Charlet Funeral Home in Zachary, about 6.9 mi away. It is one of 59 cemeteries we list in East Baton Rouge Parish, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 59 listings in East Baton Rouge Parish have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Zachary. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Port Hudson National Cemetery
Among them: 1 Korean War veteran, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Junius Durio1916-1989U.S. Army service member, 370th Infantry Battalion and 969th Field Artillery Battalion
People whose Wikidata entry gives Port Hudson National 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
30.66101, -91.27510
What Port Hudson National 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
- Cain Cemetery (historical)Zachary, LACemetery1.6 mi
- Louisiana National Cemetery303 West Mount Pleasant Road, Zachary, LANational cemetery1.7 mi
- Port Hudson CemeteryZachary, LACemetery1.9 mi
- Glennon CemeteryBaker, LACemetery3.0 mi
- Beech Grove CemeteryZachary, LACemetery3.3 mi
- Young Family CemeteryZachary, LAFamily cemetery4.1 mi
- Hunt Family CemeteryZachary, LAFamily cemetery4.8 mi
- Pickering Family CemeteryZachary, LAFamily cemetery4.8 mi
- Kirkwood Family CemeterZachary, LACemetery4.8 mi
- Zachary Public CemeteryZachary, LACemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Port Hudson National Cemetery
- Charlet Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Zachary · (225) 654-4480
- Miller & Daughter Mortuary7.4 miMortuary · Zachary · (225) 654-3802
- Hamilton's Headstones Co.10.0 miMonument dealer · Baton Rouge · (225) 287-6871
- Baker Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Baker · (225) 775-1991
- Niland Funeral Service10 miFuneral home · New Roads · (225) 638-7103
- Hall Davis and Sons Funeral Services10 miFuneral home · Baton Rouge · (225) 778-1612
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