St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, Nos. 1, 2, 3      also known as Louisa Street Cemetery      (not be to confused with St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery on Soniat Street) Location: This cemetery takes up three city blocks, which are numbered 1, 2, and 3.      St. Vincent de Paul No. 1 is bounded by Louisa, Urquhart, Piety, and N. Villere Streets.      A map of St. Vincent de Paul No. 1 can be found here:           http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/cemetery/vincentlos/svc-0001.jpg      St. Vincent de Paul No. 2 is bounded by Urquhart, Piety, Desire, and N. Villere Streets.      A map of St. Vincent de Paul No. 2 can be found here:           http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/cemetery/vincentlos/svc-0002.jpg      St. Vincent de Paul No. 3 is bounded by Louisa, N. Villere, Piety, and N. Robertson Streets.      A map of St. Vincent de Paul No. 3 can be found here:            http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/cemetery/vincentlos/svc-0003.jpg History: Established in 1844, according to New Orleans Architecture, Volume III: The Cemeteries (1974, edited by Mary Louise Christovich). See page 32. Records: Records of the cemetery, 1840-1974, were microfilmed. Records after that date have apparently not been microfilmed. The records were later digitized and can now be viewed online at any FamilySearch Center. See: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/252676?availability=Family%20History%20Library The digitized 52 rolls of microfilm include:      (1) interments listed alphabetically,      (2) interments listed chronologically, and      (3) owners listed alphabetically. Note: The interments listed chronologically include a gap between June 1855 to June 1883. The so-called “day books” were damaged in a fire in the cemetery office.   Other resources: Data on some burials, tomb inscriptions, and images are available here: http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/cemvinlos.htm#vincent Return to list of cemeteries