St. Louis Cemetery (Louisville)

Saint Louis Cemetery
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Established1867
Location
Louisville, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°14′02″N 85°43′23″W / 38.234°N 85.723°W / 38.234; -85.723
Size43 acres (17 ha)[1]
No. of graves48,000[2]
WebsiteSaint Louis Cemetery
Find a GraveSaint Louis Cemetery

Saint Louis Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery on Barret Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky.

History

The Saint Louis Cemetery performed its first services in 1811 behind the Saint Louis Church at 10th and Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1831, the Saint Louis Church and the gravesites were moved to the Catholic section of the Western Cemetery. The graves were moved again in 1867 when the Saint Louis Cemetery was established.[1][3] It was incorporated on May 28, 1972. It was laid out by local designer Benjamin Grove.[4]

Notable burials

Main category: Burials at St. Louis Cemetery, Louisville

As of 2016, there are 48,000 people buried at Saint Louis Cemetery.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Saint Louis Cemetery". Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Greater Jeffersontown Historical Society Newsletter". jeffersontownky.com. 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Archdiocesan Cemeteries". archlou.org. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  4. ^ John E. Kleber, ed. (2014). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. p. 170.
  5. ^ Herron, Shawn M. (2018). Louisville's Alma Kellner Mystery. Arcadia Publishing. p. 169.

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